emergency legislation
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concept
Emergency legislation is a special category of law enacted rapidly, often with expedited procedures and temporary scope, to address urgent or unforeseen crises requiring immediate governmental action.
Aliases (5)
- disaster relief law ×1
- emergency decree ×1
- emergency law ×1
- emergency preparedness law ×1
- extraordinary legal measures ×1
Instances (7)
- Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
- Stafford Act ("disaster relief law")
- Reichstag Fire Decree ("emergency decree")
- Defense Production Act of 1950 ("emergency preparedness law")
- Public Safety Acts and emergency powers in Irish Free State
- Special Powers Act ("emergency law")