Emergency Powers in Theory and Practice

The Long Shadow of Carl Schmitt

Michael Head (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2015
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-4094-4610-1 (ISBN)

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Why have the early years of the 21st century seen increasing use of emergency-type powers or claims of supra-legal executive authority, particularly by the Western countries regarded as the world's leading democracies, notably the United States? This book examines the extraordinary range of executive and prerogative powers, emergency legislation, martial law provisos and indemnities in countries with English-derived legal systems, primarily the UK, the US and Australia. The author challenges attempts by legal and academic theorists to relativise, rationalise, legitimise or propose supposedly safe limits for the use of emergency powers, especially since the September 2001 terrorist attacks. This volume also considers why the reputation of Carl Schmitt, the best-known champion of 'exceptional' dictatorial powers during the post-1919 Weimer Republic in Germany, and who later enthusiastically served and sanctified the Nazi dictatorship, is being rehabilitated, and examines why his totalitarian doctrines are thought to be of relevance to modern society. This diverse book will be of importance to politicians, the media, the legal profession, as well as academics and students of law, humanities and politics.

Michael Head is Professor of Law, University of Western Sydney, Australia. He has published a substantial range of books and refereed articles relating to public law, legal theory and civil liberties.

Contents: Preface; Introduction: emergency powers and the shadow of Carl Schmitt; Emergency powers on the rise: case studies; Critical lessons of history; Martial law, emergency doctrines, official lawlessness and judicial complicity; Legality and semi-legality: ’models of accommodation’ and ’business as usual’; Models of extra-legality and illegality: Carl Schmitt’s lengthening shadow; Capitalism and dictatorial powers: a Marxist critique; Britain: ’civil contingencies’ and prerogative powers; The United States: presidential powers and declarations of emergency; Australia: vague emergency plans; International human rights law: no protection; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.12.2015
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	630 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4094-4610-7 / 1409446107
ISBN-13	978-1-4094-4610-1 / 9781409446101
Zustand	Neuware