PART FOURTEEN
STATE OF EMERGENCY AND DECLARATION OF WAR
Declaration of State of Emergency
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(1) The President of the Republic, with the consent of the First
Vice President, may upon the occurrence of an imminent
danger, whether it is war, invasion, blockade, natural
disaster or epidemics, as may threaten the country, or any
part thereof or the safety or economy of the same, declare a
state of emergency in the country, or in any part thereof, in
accordance with this Constitution and the law.
(2) The declaration of a state of emergency shall be submitted
to the National Legislature within fifteen days of the
issuance of the declaration. When the National Legislature
is not in session, an emergency session shall be convoked.
(3) When the National Legislature approves the declaration of a
state of emergency, all laws, exceptional orders or
measures issued or taken by the President of the Republic
pursuant to the state of emergency shall continue to remain
in force.
Powers of the President in the State of Emergency
211 The President of the Republic, with the consent of the First Vice
President, may during the state of emergency take, by virtue of
law or exceptional order, any measures that shall not derogate
from the provisions of this Constitution and the Comprehensive
Peace Agreement except as may be provided herein:(a) to suspend part of the Bill of Rights. However, there shall be
no infringement on the right to life, sanctity from slavery,
sanctity from torture, the right of non-discrimination on the
basis of race, sex, religious creed, the right in litigation or the
right to fair trial,
(b) to dissolve or suspend any of the state organs or suspend
such powers, as may be conferred upon the states under this
Constitution. The President of the Republic with the consent
of the First Vice President shall assume the functions of such
organs and exercise the powers or prescribe the manner in
which the affairs of the state concerned may be managed,
(c) to take any such measures as deemed necessary to the state
of emergency, which shall have the force of law.
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