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Author:

Hussain, Nasser, 1965-

Title:

The jurisprudence of emergency : colonialism and the rule of law / Nasser Hussain.

Publisher:

University of Michigan Press,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

194 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

War and emergency legislation.
Sovereignty.
Rule of law.
Colonies--Law and legislation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the historical and theoretical background -- The colonial concept of law -- The "Writ of liberty" in a regime of conquest : habeas corpus and the colonial judiciary -- Martial law and massacre : violence and the limit.

Series:

Law, meaning, and violence

ISBN:

9780472113286 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0472113283 (cloth : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)51810562

LCCN:

2003005027

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)