Political technology and the erosion of the rule of law
Subtitle: normalizing the state of exception
By: Günter Frankenberg, Professor of Public Law, Legal Philosophy and Comparative Law, Goethe University, Germany
Series: Elgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law; Elgar monographs in constitutional and administrative law
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781783472505; 9781783472529
Subjects: Rule of law; National security; Case studies; Law and legislation; Terrorism; Prevention; War and emergency legislation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: A critique of political technology --; title: Visions of political technology --; title: Constellations of law-rule and the state of exception --; title: The state of exception as mindset and doctrine --; title: Political extremism and the militancy of law-rule --; title: Normalizing the state of exception : counter-terrorism and 'whatever it takes' --; title: Normalizing torture as a technique of governing : what 'the exigencies of war' demand?