Emergency Law
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| Originally published | 2012 |
| Editors | Saskia Hufnagel |
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| ID | 2113119 |
About Emergency Law
The essays selected for this volume provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, historical, legal and practical issues in the diverse field of emergency law. . . .
Why are Sri Lankans protesting in the streets?
... Sometimes the bus stops midway with no fuel, " As demonstrations grew, the president imposed a curfew, a draconian Emergency Law and a ban on social media...
Coronavirus: Orthodox Easter weekend marked blocking
... Those against the state of Emergency Law, the face, among other restrictions, prohibits gatherings of more than three people, with heavy fines in the amount of almost £800 ($1,000; €900)...
How many people are in prison for terrorist offences?
...Mohammed Zahir Khan are published, because at the end of February The government wants the handover of the Emergency Law, the automatic early release from prison of the terrorist perpetrators...
Hong Kong protests: Police surround campus after night of violence
... The colonial-era Emergency Law was invoked in October, but protesters largely defied it...
Hong Kong protest March descends into violence
... What happened on Sunday? The protesters the goal was to make it clear your disdain for the Emergency Law banning face masks and almost all covered with Brant at their faces, the BBC s Robin reports from Hong Kong...
Hong Kong: Transport paralysed in goes against rioters
... This is the specific reason that we had to invoke Emergency Law yesterday, the introduction of the anti-mask law...
Hong Kong: the face mask ban calls for thousands to protest
... The use of the Emergency Law do not have to go through the legislative body...
Hong Kong: anger as a facial mask to get banned after months of protests
...Hong Kong s chief executive Carrie Lam has to try a colonial-era Emergency Law to ban face masks to you to months of anti-government press unrest...
Hong Kong protest March descends into violence
Anti-government brands in Hong Kong ended in riots with attacks on government buildings, a Metro Station , and companies with connections to Mainland China .
the police used water cannons, tear gas and batons, allegedly the masks of the protesters remove arrested, and A Number of people were injured.
tens of thousands of demonstrators in The Rain , drove to a ban on the wearing of masks at rallies.
The controversial ban was upheld by The High Court on Sunday .
bricks littered some of The Streets after the protestsIt was of chief executive, Carrie Lam , the powers invoked, dating back to the colonial rule of The British .
on Sunday , the protests, fueled both by The Mask , which violated the prohibition and the use by police of live bullets against the protesters, in which Two People This Week .
A wave of riots in the Friday-led-city metro services shut down, But they had partially reopened on Sunday .
the protesters fear that democratic rights are being eroded in the semi-Autonomous region under Chinese rule.
What happened on Sunday ?The protesters "the goal was to make it clear your disdain for The Emergency Law banning face masks and almost all covered with Brant at their faces, the BBC's Robin reports from Hong Kong .
the police watched as demonstrators marched peacefully, chanting "Hong Kong resist," as they went through The Heart of The City , But after a few hours, the officers moved to the end of the disturbance.
Many of the protesters wore Guy Fawkes maskstear gas canisters were fired at The Crowd by the police on the walkway bridges above. Video shows small groups will be targeted through the survey of civil servants on the ground.
Many of the shops were closing early on a Sunday evening in anticipation of more trouble, our correspondent says.
Among the incidents on Sunday :
A driver was injured by protesters, was rescued by firefightersa Lot of people more, the new marches, as on Saturday, as a small. March took place in the episode on Friday showed.
"I'm not sure how Many more chances we get to fight for freedom," said Hazel Chan, 18, who was wearing a surgical mask, if you spoke with the BBC in the vicinity of a road block in front of The City 's Rodney Street.
"I don't think it's a great influence on the attitude of the government, But I hope that we will attract international attention and show The World that we don't get used to this evil Law . "
demonstrators Cheung Sha Wan, devastated local authoritiesa Fellow demonstrator Riley Fung, 19, said: "I don't have much faith in protests, because the government is ignoring our demands, even if millions came. "
But she continued to protest, she added, to Express themselves.
Defiance in The RainHelier Cheung, Bbc News , Admiralty, Hong Kong
Despite the pouring rain, The Mood was defiant. Thousands of demonstrators have joined the unauthorised March, wearing masks, in spite of The Emergency Law , and the blocking and marching down streets and are chanting slogans such as "Hong Kong -revolt" and "with Hong Kong " in Cantonese and English.
Despite the clear disregard of The Law , there was hardly any police, in The First couple of hours. Protesters continue blocking a street, excavated, stones and ribbon Banner condemning the government's overflights.
Then, seemingly Out of nowhere, several tear gas canisters were fired. Tensions flared further when a convoy of dozens of police vans suddenly appeared - the protesters shouted, "the water-thrower", and walked The Streets . Within an hour or so, The Streets were open again - and the protesters had seemingly melted away.
How will The Authorities respond? to say to preventMs Lam vowed on Saturday and other acts of violence: "We can not allow this to destroy the rioters our valuable Hong Kong . "
reasons for The Law against masks as a response to the protesters - "extreme violence", it was said, endanger the Hong Kong public safety.
A second legal challenge for The Mask ban, which was brought by opposition lawmakers, rejected The High Court.
The legislature had argued that the ban was unconstitutional, because it is the rights of freedom of expression and freedom of Assembly denied.
How dangerous is The Situation ?over the months, clashes between police and activists are becoming increasingly violent.
On Tuesday, the police shot a protester with a live ball for the First Time , injured an 18-year-old, the alleged assault on a Police Officer .
On Friday, a boy aged 14 was shot in the leg with a live round in Yuen Long, a town in The West of The City .
A plain-clothes policeman in an unmarked police car was later in the same area, But the officials did not link the two incidents, The South China Morning Post reported.
What is Hong Kong 's status is?Hong Kong is a former British colony returned to China in 1997.
It has guaranteed a "one country, two systems" agreement that there is a certain degree of autonomy, and its people certain Freedoms , including of Assembly and freedom of speech.
But are these Freedoms , enshrined in the basic Law until 2047, and it is not clear what then happens.
hong kong anti-government protests, hong kong extradition bill, hong kong, carrie lam
Source of news: bbc.com