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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815736803321

Autore

Finn John E

Titolo

Constitutions in crisis : political violence and the rule of law / / John E. Finn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991

ISBN

0-19-771877-9

1-280-52378-6

0-19-536340-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

342/.02

342.22

Soggetti

Terrorism

Constitutional law

Terrorism - Northern Ireland

Terrorism - Germany

Constitutional law - Northern Ireland

Constitutional law - Germany

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliography: p255-263p.- Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 A Theory of Constitutional Maintenance and Constitutional Crises; Afterword: Constitutive Principles and Right Answers; PART II: Constitutional Maintenance and Dissolution in Northern Ireland; Chapter 2 Constitutional Dissolution and Reconstruction in Northern Ireland; Chapter 3 Political Violence and Antiterrorism Legislation in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; PART III: Constitutional Maintenance and Reconstruction in Germany; Chapter 4 Constitutional Dissolution in the Weimar Republic

Chapter 5 Constitutional Reconstruction, Militant Democracy, and Antiterrorism Legislation in the Federal Republic of GermanyConclusion; Notes; Selected References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

With special reference to the experience of Britain and Germany, this



book examines the dilemma faced by constitutional governments in trying to draft anti-terrorist laws while preserving civil liberties.