France to table bill on state of emergency clause in constitution following terror attacks

By EU Observer, 23 December 2015
Hollande announced the modification of the constitution in an address to parliament (photo credit: French Presidency)
Hollande announced the modification of the constitution in an address to parliament (photo credit: French Presidency)
<p>The French government will on Wednesday (23 December) present a bill to inscribe new security provisions into the constitution. But many fear it could harm civil liberties.</p> <p>The bill gives details on what happens when a state of emergency is declared, amid questions on the efficiency of existing counter-terrorist measures.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It explains in which circumstances a state of emergency can be declared and what kind of measures can be taken. So far, the French constitution only says that the government can declare it, leaving details to a law voted in 1955.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
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