This book examines emergency powers and their use in the Russian constitution, discussing powers in Russian history, comparing the Russian situation with that of other countries, and examining legal thought underpinning such emergency powers.
"This book examines the nature of states of emergency and emergency powers and respective provisions in the Russian constitution and contemporary legislation. The author discusses the use of emergency powers in earlier Russian and Soviet history, and appraises the legal thought …
"This book examines the nature of states of emergency and emergency powers and respective provisions in the Russian constitution and contemporary legislation. The author discusses the use of emergency powers in earlier Russian and Soviet history, and appraises the legal thought …
A military expert describes how a secret group of powerful and unelected men of the national security establishment keep the nation safe from terrorism through the steady erosion and undermining of everyday freedoms protected by the Constitution
A stunning exploration of the subtle erosion of freedom in an age of concocted fear and de facto military authority. When we think of a military coup, the first image that comes to mind is a general, standing at a podium with a flag behind him, declaring the deposing of elected …
A military expert describes how a secret group of powerful and unelected men of the national security establishment keep the nation safe from terrorism through the steady erosion and undermining of everyday freedoms protected by the Constitution.
In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. Radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were made in a state of chaos and fear, but the key players, Vice President Cheney and…