<h1>Military coup ousts president, army officer sworn in, triggering legal challenges over seizure of power, emergency powers, and human rights</h1> A military coup in a coastal island state ousted the sitting president, who was forced into exile, and an army officer has been sworn in as head of state, raising immediate legal issues including the legality of seizure of power, suspension of constitutional order, declaration of emergency powers, and potential violations of domestic criminal and international human rights law. Historical precedents cited show transitions from junta rule to constitutional revision, contested elections, prosecutions for crimes against the state, and long-standing accountability challenges, indicating likely disputes over legitimacy, potential sanctions, restorative remedies for abuses, and pathways for judicial or electoral resolution.