Unveiling the complex dynamic between State sovereignty and necessity doctrine as historically practiced in international political relations, this book propose

The Jurisprudence of Emergency examines British rule in India from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, tracing tensions between the ideology of

It is widely recognized that times of national emergency put legality to its greatest test. In such times we rely on sovereign power to rescue us, to hold the d

This book analyses the states of emergency exposing the intersections between colonial law, international law, imperialism and racial discrimination.

Most modern states turn swiftly to law in an emergency. The global response to the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States was no exception, and the wave