{"product_id":"overcoming-necessity-thomas-p-crocker-9780300181616","title":"Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn argument for why emergencies are no excuse for extralegal action by presidents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas P. Crocker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300181612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300181616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021","brand":"Thomas P. Crocker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46880905625855,"sku":"9780300181616","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65be1881-6434-4ad4-b112-2c690f6ada9c.jpg?v=1747970077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/overcoming-necessity-thomas-p-crocker-9780300181616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}