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Locke and the State of Exception: Towards a Modern Understanding of Emergency Government

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2010

Marc de Wilde
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Abstract

Post 9/11 debate – John Locke important reference – Modern notion, transformation of sovereignty – From legal to political nature of the exception – From temporary to permanent – From preservation of realm to defense of life – Change of the experience of time – Locke ambivalent, transition to modern understanding – Necessity, trust and resistance – Logic of exceptionality – Locke's remaining relevancew

Keywords

State of exceptionJohn LockeEmergency powersExecutive powerAnti-terrorism measuresUnited StatesFundamental rights
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Information
European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 249 - 267
Copyright
Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors 2010

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