Dictatorial Power and States of Exception in the Weimar Republic: The Controversial Article 48, 1919-1933
About this ebook
This investigation delves into the relevant works by many of the leading constitutional scholars in Germany. This list includes Hugo Preuss, Carl Schmitt, Hans Kelsen, Gerhard Anschütz, Richard Thoma, Erwin Jacobi, Hans Nawiasky, and Richard Grau. This book is a clearly written and detailed account of the history surrounding the debate about the appropriate emergency measures to be taken under Article 48. The work is important for its historical interest, and also because the conflict between authority and freedom has continuing relevance.
The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and academics working in the areas of Legal History, Legal Philosophy, Legal Theory, Constitutional History, and German Studies.
About the author
Christopher Adair-Toteff is a philosopher and a social theorist whose research has been in social economics and in political liberalism. He is a Fellow at the Center for Social and Political Thought, University of South Florida, USA.
