Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism by Crocker, Thomas P.

Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300181616)

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Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism by Crocker, Thomas P.

Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism

$72.00
Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism by Crocker, Thomas P.

Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism

$72.00
Format: Hardcover
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An argument for why emergencies are no excuse for extralegal action by presidents

Using emergency as a cause for action ultimately leads to an almost unnoticed evolution in the political understanding of presidential powers. The Constitution, however, was designed to function under "states of exception," most notably through the separation of powers, and provides ample internal checks on emergency actions taken under claims of necessity. Thomas Crocker urges Congress, the courts, and other bodies to put those checks into practice.

Author: Thomas P. Crocker
ISBN-10: 0300181612
ISBN-13: 9780300181616
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/14/2020
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.50d

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Choice 05/01/2021
By Thomas P. Crocker
By Thomas P. Crocker
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Thomas P. Crocker is professor of law at the University of South Carolina Law School.

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