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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finn, John E., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism.

Constitutional law.

Terrorism--Northern Ireland.

Constitutional law--Northern Ireland.

Terrorism--Germany.

Constitutional law--Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliography: p255-263p.- Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771877-9

1-280-52378-6

0-19-536340-X

OCLC:

191924783