For example, the ICCPR permits derogations from some of its provisions ‘in time of public emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially proclaimed’.473 Similarly, the ECHR permits derogation from particular provisions ‘in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation’.474 The ACHR permits derogation in broader circumstances than permitted by the ICCPR and ECHR, that is, ‘[i]n time of war, public danger, or other emergency that threatens the independence or security of a State Party’ with respect to certain of the rights set
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