sri lanka's commissions of inquiry - Law & Society Trust
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Emergency<br />
Regulations<br />
The utilization <strong>of</strong> the powers under the state <strong>of</strong> emergency be<br />
minimized. VI.1(i)<br />
The utilization <strong>of</strong> the powers under the Emergency Regulations<br />
be minimized. 177 IV.25<br />
A monthly scrutiny <strong>of</strong> each Regulation by a committee <strong>of</strong><br />
members <strong>of</strong> parliament to take place prior to the debate on the<br />
extension <strong>of</strong> the emergency. 178 VI.1(ii)<br />
Parliament to scrutinize each Regulation before promulgation<br />
and human rights groups be given the opportunity to make<br />
submissions. IV.26<br />
Contents <strong>of</strong> Regulations to be given wide publicity. VI.1(iii)<br />
Adequate publicity be given to the provisions <strong>of</strong> the Emergency<br />
Regulations. IV.27<br />
Southern,<br />
Final (176)<br />
All Island,<br />
Final (85)<br />
Southern,<br />
Final (176)<br />
All Island,<br />
Final (85)<br />
Southern, Final<br />
(176)<br />
All Island,<br />
Final (85)<br />
1997<br />
2001<br />
1997<br />
2001<br />
1997<br />
2001<br />
177.<br />
Amnesty International makes the following recommendation in June 2009; “Revise or repeal any emergency legislation which violates<br />
international law and standards and, in particular, provides for or encourages impunity for perpetrators <strong>of</strong> crimes under international law.”<br />
Amnesty International, June 2009, p.51.<br />
178.<br />
The debates on Emergency Regulations generally take the form <strong>of</strong> a general debate on the armed conflict and government policy in relation<br />
to the national question, and rarely involve exchanges relating to the subject matter <strong>of</strong> the Regulations.<br />
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