Human Rights in Times of Emergency

Abstract
The final report of the International Law Association Committee on Human Rightsin Times of Emergency (hereafter, the Committee or CHRTE) critically examinesselected State practice on emergency situations with a focus on the last three decades.States have pursued emergency measures in increasingly numerous and diverse con-texts. They have done so with or without formally declaring states of emergency and/or notifying relevant United Nations (UN) or regional bodies. As such, the followingthree types of states of emergency that can be observed in practice will be the focus ofthe report: declared and notified (derogation), declared (de jure), and non-declared(de facto) emergencies.1