Abstract:

In states of emergencies, the government can restrict fundamental rights and liberties to protect its own existence. These restrictions can be more than the ones in regular times. The reason for this is that statutory decrees issued within the scope of state of emergency is not subject to the same restrictions with regular statutory decrees. Furthermore, changes can be made to the other laws and regulations by these statutory decrees. Moreover, these changes are not limited with the timeframe of state of emergency but they are permanent. Finally, a country can restrict fundamental rights and liberties by suspending European Convention of Human Rights when a threat emerges to take down its regime. Basis for this restriction is in domestic law Articles 15/II, 121/III and 122/II, and in international law ECHR Article 15/II

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