Permanent States of Emergency and the Rule of Law: Constitutions in an Age of Crisis

by Alan Greene

Book Overview

Permanent States of Emergency and the Rule of Law explores the impact that oxymoronic 'permanent' states of emergency have on the validity and effectiveness of constitutional norms and, ultimately, constituent power. It challenges the idea that many constitutional orders are facing permanent states of emergency due to the 'objective nature' of threats facing modern states today, arguing instead that the nature of a threat depends upon the subjective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509940251
• ISBN13: 9781509940257
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"