Liberia: State of Emergency Authorizes President to Curtail Rights

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has added his voice to the ongoing debate on the state of emergency. He said the President has all rights to exercise a range of powers and to curtail rights available to citizens and residents under the Constitution.

"We must note, however, that during a state of emergency, the Constitution authorizes the President to exercise a range of powers and to curtail certain rights otherwise available to citizens and residents of this nation during normal times," Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor said when he delivered his charge to lawyers and judges at the opening of the October Term of the High Court on Monday.

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