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Hungarian police officers check cars at the closed Austria-Hungary border, March 18, 2020. Alex Halada/AFP via Getty Images

Coronavirus versus democracy: 5 countries where emergency powers risk abuse

Ramya Devan, Stockton University; Anthony Bebbington, Clark University; Austin Sarat, Amherst College; Chipo Dendere, Wellesley College; Gisselle Vila Benites, The University of Melbourne; John Shattuck, Tufts University, and Paul Friesen, University of Notre Dame

National emergencies allow for the purest expressions of sovereign power, testing the government’s commitment to human rights. Some leaders are failing the coronavirus test, experts say.

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