States of emergency and the law : the experience of Bangladesh /

Bari, M. Ehteshamul,

States of emergency and the law : the experience of Bangladesh / M. Ehteshamul, Bari. - xxii, 257 pages ; 24 cm. - Comparative constitutionalism in Muslim majority states .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- General issues concerning the powers of emergency and the evolution of these powers in the Indo-Pak-Bangladesh -- Suspension of the fundamental rights and the exercise of the power of preventive dentention during emergencies in the Indo-Pak-Bangladesh subcontinent -- Devising and developing a standard emergency model -- THe emergencies proclaimed in Bangladesh on five occasions from 1974 to 2007 and their justifiction -- Impact of the five proclamations of emergency in Bangladesh on the fundamental rights of individuals -- Preventive detention laws in Bangladesh, their exercise during the five proclamations of emergency and judicial response to such exercise -- Conclusion.



9781138051119 (hardback)


War and emergency powers--Bangladesh.
War and emergency legislation--Bangladesh.

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