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PUBLIC ORDER EMERGENCY [1 record]

Record 1 2009-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • Emergency Management
DEF

As defined in the Emergencies Act, an emergency that arises from threats to the security of Canada and that is so serious as to be a national emergency.

OBS

The authority to declare a public order emergency belongs to the Governor in Council.

OBS

public order emergency: term and definition standardized by the Translation Bureau and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Gestion des urgences
DEF

Aux termes de la Loi sur les mesures d'urgence, situation de crise causée par des menaces envers la sécurité du Canada d'une gravité telle qu'elle constitue une situation de crise nationale.

OBS

C'est au gouverneur en conseil qu'il appartient de faire une déclaration d'état d'urgence.

OBS

état d'urgence : terme et définition normalisés par le Bureau de la traduction et le Bureau de la protection des infrastructures essentielles et de la protection civile (PBPIEPC).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad nacional e internacional
  • Gestión de emergencias
CONT

La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos [...] ha señalado [...] que el estado de emergencia es "un precepto concebido solo para situaciones excepcionales. Se aplica únicamente en caso de guerra, de peligro público o de otra emergencia que amenace la independencia o seguridad del Estado Parte".

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