The limits of Russian democratisation
Subtitle: emergency powers and states of emergency
By: Alexander N. Domrin.
Series: BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies ;; 22
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: War and emergency powers -- Russia (Federation); Democracy -- Russia (Federation)
Description: "This book examines the nature of states of emergency and emergency powers and respective provisions in the Russian constitution and contemporary legislation. The author discusses the use of emergency powers in earlier Russian and Soviet history, and appraises the legal thought underpinning such powers. A wide-ranging analysis of the origination and use of emergency powers in Western and non-Western countries is provided, tracing the theories and practicalities of emergency orders throughout the world history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
Table of contents: title: Legal origins and evolution of the 'emergency powers' concept; title: Constitutional mechanism of a state of emergency; title: Elements of the constitutional mechanism of a state of emergency; title: Legal regulation of emergency powers in Imperial Russia; title: Emergency powers and states of emergency in Soviet and contemporary Russian law; title: Conclusion.