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The jurisprudence of emergency [electronic resource] : colonialism and the rule of law / Nasser Hussain.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hussain, Nasser, 1965-
- Series:
- Law, meaning, and violence.
- Law, meaning, and violence
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colonies--Law and legislation.
- Colonies.
- Rule of law.
- Sovereignty.
- War and emergency legislation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explores the intricate and delicate relationship between the concepts of a rule of law and emergency
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-42346-0
- 9786612423468
- 0-472-02351-9
- OCLC:
- 923500198
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