Halsbury Statutes – ‘War and Emergency’, Volume 500
In the case of a
declaration of war or a national emergency, laws and ‘due process’ can be
suspended in the interests of maintaining the safety of the realm. This could
involve what would otherwise be considered infringements of personal liberty,
such as imprisonment without charge.
The Magna Carta
has become a great symbol of personal liberty and an important landmark for the
idea of protecting people from illegal imprisonment and providing access to
justice. However, the proposed transfer
of power away from the monarch to the barons in 1215 was to apply only to
nobles not to ordinary people!
In my volume, I have scarred and bloodied
the surface of the pages to symbolise the effects of war. The shredded statutes represent the
suspension, or tearing up, of laws.
The exhibition opens on 15th June 2015 at the Rodd, Sidney Nolan Trust, Presteigne.
http://www.sidneynolantrust.org/whats-on/gallery/re-imagining-the-laws-of-england
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