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"A state party availing itself of the right of derogation pursuant to article 4 shall terminate such derogation in the shortest time required to bring an end to the public emergency which threatens the life of the nation."

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UN (ECOSOC): Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and Derogation of Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, para. B.48

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Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and Derogation of Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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Measures derogating from provisions of the covenant must be of a temporary and exceptional nature and strictly required by the exigencies of the situation.