Emergencies are ubiquitous in 21st-century societal discourses. From the rise of emergency pronouncements in the United States since 9/11 accompanied by the ass
This book examines current debates about how international human rights law regulates national authorities and international institutions during emergencies.
In the last decade, grave violations of human rights have occurred during states of emergency such as armed conflict, subversion, and terrorism. Many sovereign
This study demonstrates the extensive protection that international law provides to human rights even in the most serious of emergencies when they are particula
Recent events in South America, central Europe, Africa, and Russia have again brought to the world's attention the complex interrelationship between states of e