Emergency Powers
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité … Sécurité
Within a few hours of the terrorist attacks on Paris which left 130 dead and some 350 injured, President François Hollande declared a nationwide state of emergency in accordance…
Connecting Past and Present: Assessing French Emergency Powers in Historical Perspective
Editor’s note: Some parts of this post first appeared in the book Law in Times of Crisis. Reflecting on the horrific events of Friday, November 13, in Paris and the French…