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100			_aJha, Minu
245			_aUnveiling the Armed Forces Special Powers Act
260			_c2016
300			_ap.522-532.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aThe Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958, has consistently remained a contentious issue earning epithets such as 'draconian' and 'black law' over the years. The North-Eastern state of Manipur, in fact, became the first testing ground for the AFSPA and has remained imposed for decades. Use or rather misuse of repressive laws like these by any democracy needs serious contemplation. The article in the stated background looks at the AFSPA through the established democratic notions of upholding the supremacy of the judiciary and primacy of the rule of law. In doing so, it discusses in detail the various provisions of the Act and the human rights abuses. In the latter half, it unfolds the role of civil society, political parties and the judiciary in affirming their demand for the review or repeal of the Act. - Reproduced.
650			_aArmed Forces Special Powers Act
650			_aArmed Forces
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a112988
999			_c112983 _d112983