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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455621603321

Autore

Hussain Nasser <1965->

Titolo

The jurisprudence of emergency [[electronic resource] ] : colonialism and the rule of law / / Nasser Hussain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2003

ISBN

1-282-42346-0

9786612423468

0-472-02351-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Law, meaning, and violence

Disciplina

340/.11

Soggetti

Colonies - Law and legislation

Rule of law

Sovereignty

War and emergency legislation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the historical and theoretical background -- The colonial concept of law -- The "Writ of Liberty" in a regime of conquest : habeas corpus and the colonial judiciary -- Martial law and massacre : violence and the limit.

Sommario/riassunto

Explores the intricate and delicate relationship between the concepts of a rule of law and emergency