Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index.
The problem of emergency -- Must exceptionalism prove the rule? -- Two concepts of liberalism -- Are rights derogations always wrong? -- The rule of law and the Roman dictatorship -- The norms of crisis government.
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Based on a pluralist conception of political ethics and political power, this book shows how we can avoid the dangers and confusions inherent in the norm/exception approach that dominates both historical and contemporary debate. The book shows how liberal values need never be suspended, even in times of urgency.
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States of emergency in liberal democracies.
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Democracy.
Liberalism.
Rule of law.
War and emergency powers.
Democracy.
Liberalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Human Rights.