The Rule Of Crisis: Terrorism, Emergency Legislation And The Rule Of Law (ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives On Law And Justice)
by Carl Wellman /
2018 / English / PDF
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This book analyzes emergency legislations formed in response to
terrorism. In recognition that different countries, with
different legal traditions, have different solutions, it adopts a
comparative point of view. The countries profiled include
America, France, Israel, Poland, Germany and United
Kingdom.
This book analyzes emergency legislations formed in response to
terrorism. In recognition that different countries, with
different legal traditions, have different solutions, it adopts a
comparative point of view. The countries profiled include
America, France, Israel, Poland, Germany and United
Kingdom.
The goal is not to offer judgment on one response or the other.
Rather, the contributors offer a comprehensive and thoughtful
examination of the entire concept. In the process, they draw
attention to the inadaptability of traditional legal and
philosophical categories in a new and changing political
world.
The goal is not to offer judgment on one response or the other.
Rather, the contributors offer a comprehensive and thoughtful
examination of the entire concept. In the process, they draw
attention to the inadaptability of traditional legal and
philosophical categories in a new and changing political
world.
The contributors first criticize the idea of these legislations.
They then go on to develop different models to respond to these
crises. They build a general analytical framework by answering
such questions as: What is an emergency legislation? What kinds
of emergencies justify laws of this nature? Why is contemporary
terrorism such a specific emergency justifying new laws?
The contributors first criticize the idea of these legislations.
They then go on to develop different models to respond to these
crises. They build a general analytical framework by answering
such questions as: What is an emergency legislation? What kinds
of emergencies justify laws of this nature? Why is contemporary
terrorism such a specific emergency justifying new laws?
Using legal and philosophical reflections, this study looks at
how we are changing society. Coverage also provides historical
experiences of emergency legislations to further illustrate this
point. In the end, readers will gain insight into the long-term
consequences of these legislations and how they modify the very
work of the rule of law.
Using legal and philosophical reflections, this study looks at
how we are changing society. Coverage also provides historical
experiences of emergency legislations to further illustrate this
point. In the end, readers will gain insight into the long-term
consequences of these legislations and how they modify the very
work of the rule of law.
