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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the ensuing
'war on terror' have focused attention on issues that have
previously lurked in a dark corner at the edge of the legal
universe. This book presents a systematic and comprehensive attempt
by legal scholars to conceptualize the theory of emergency powers,
combining post-September 11 developments with more general
theoretical, historical and comparative perspectives. The authors
examine the interface between law and violent crises through
history and across jurisdictions, bringing together insights
gleaned from the Roman republic and Jewish law through to the
initial responses to the July 2005 attacks in London. Three models
of emergency powers are used to offer a conceptualization of
emergency regimes, giving a coherent insight into law's interface
with and regulation of crisis and a distinctive means to evaluate
the legal options open to states for dealing with crises.
内容简介
? Presents three key conceptual models within which emergency
powers can be classified and understood, which allows for a complex
and diverse legal field to be more readily understood by lawyers
and non-lawyers alike ? Provides a combination of both domestic and
international law analysis concerning emergency powers, making it
of great usefulness to academics, policy makers and teachers ?
Examines highly contentious legal and policy issues in a systematic
and novel way. By setting out a structured conceptual framework
within which these issues can be addressed, readers are given an
invaluable tool for evaluating legal and political debates about
crisis