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Subject(s)

• War and emergency powers—Russia (Federation) [Browse]
• Democracy—Russia (Federation) [Browse]

Series

• BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies 22. [More in this series]
• BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies ; 22

Summary note

"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 underpinning such powers. A wide-ranging analysis of the origination and use of emergency powers in Western and non-Western countries is provided, tracing the theories and practicalities of emergency orders throughout the world history."--Jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [136]-181) and index.

Contents

• Legal origins and evolution of the 'emergency powers' concept : constitutional mechanism of a state of emergency
• Elements of the constitutional mechanism of a state of emergency
• Legal regulation of emergency powers in Imperial Russia
• Emergency powers and states of emergency in Soviet and contemporary Russian law
• Conclusion.

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ISBN

0415363748 (hbk.)

LCCN

^^2005000591

OCLC

57432220

RCP

H - O

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