Democracy, Emergency, and Arbitrary Coercion : A Liberal Republican View / by Nick C. Sagos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sagos, Nick C.

Series:

Studies in moral philosophy ; volume 7.

Studies in moral philosophy, 2211-2014 ; volume 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crisis management in government.

Emergency management--Government policy.

Emergency management.

Democracy--Philosophy.

Democracy.

Democracy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Liberalism--Philosophy.

Liberalism.

Republicanism--Philosophy.

Republicanism.

Executive power.

War and emergency powers.

Derogation (Law).

Physical Description:

vi, 229 pages ; ǂc 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2014.

Summary:

"States of emergency are declared by governments with alarming frequency. When they are declared, it is taken for granted that their nature is understood. This book argues against this established view. Instead, the view advanced here, analyzes what makes emergencies different from other types of similar events. Defending a hybrid liberal/republican approach, the book proposes that states of emergency are in fact poorly understood and therefore needlessly mismanaged when they occur. This mismanagement, leads to a troubling derogation of established liberal democratic rights in the name of an unattainable form of hollow security. In conclusion, the book argues that the existing rights of citizens ought to be defended (and not simply derogated) during states of emergency. Failure to do so, is failure to comply with the values of liberal democracy itself"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Abstract

Introduction: Two philosophical ideals of liberal democracy

Constitutional democracy and the issue of emergency

Law & the concept of emergency

Lazar on emergency

Catastrophe and emergency

Institutions, rights, and emergencies

Appendix

Notes on methodology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004282544

9004282548

OCLC:

889167498