Oslo 19501206 Communists and others demonstrate against the publisher of emergency …, 1950 (photo)

Oslo 19501206 Communists and others demonstrate against the publisher of emergency preparedness laws presented by the Storting in August of the same year. The emergency laws are a common term for five laws that were sanctioned December 15. 1950. The laws are immediately used in war, but can also be initiated by the government "when war threatens" or "the kingdom's independence or security is at risk". The Government's right to take over the Storting's functions in war, possibility of censorship, and a tightening of the treacherous law. The proposals aroused a storm of protests, and were hotly debated in all media. Norwegian flags and posters outside the Storting with texts such as "Protect Constitution" "Select Democracy" and "Return the proposal for emergency law" Photo: NTB / NTB