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 RM517.54
War and emergency powers--Bangladesh. War and emergency legislation--Bangladesh.