National Security Vs Civil Liberties: An Analysis On Enemy Agents Ordinance, 2005
- IJLLR Journal
- May 15
- 1 min read
Lakshmi Chandana, Army Institute of Law, Mohali
ABSTRACT
Security is one of the most important concerns of every country in todays world. It is a major concern because security of a sovereign state is considered as the duty of the government. Initially it is conceived as protection against military threats but it also includes non-military dimensions. So, to safeguard the security of their state governments tend to rely upon certain measures including military, political, diplomatic and economic power
One such measure is this law which is widely known as Enemy Agents Ordinance. This paper investigates the working of this ordinance and how it played a major role in the security of Jammu and Kashmir. The paper also delves into the judgement and practicalities that are associated with this foremost law.
Keywords: Enemy, Ordinance, Agent, State, Military, Imprisonment, Militants, Attacks, Penalty, Weapons, Emergency.
