Carl Schmitt

Dictatorship

From the Origin of the Modern Concept of Sovereignty to Proletarian Class Struggle

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Produktbeschreibung

Written shortly after the Russian Revolution and the First World War, Schmitt analyses the problem of the state of emergency and the power of the Reichsprasident in declaring it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Polity Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780745646473
• ISBN-10: 0745646476
• Artikelnr.: 29935865

Autorenporträt

Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important and influential political theorists of the twentieth century.

Inhaltsangabe

* Translator's Introduction
* Foreword to the fourth edition (1978)
* Foreword to the third edition (1964)
* Foreword to the second edition (1928)
* Preliminary remarks to the first edition (1921)
* I. Commissary Dictatorship and the theory of the state
* II. The praxis of royal commissars up to the 18th century
* III. The transition to sovereign dictatorship in the theory ofthe state of the 18th century
* IV. The concept of sovereign dictatorship
* V. The praxis of the people's commissars during theFrench Revolution
* VI. Dictatorship in the contemporary constitution (the state ofbesiegement)
* Appendix: The Dictatorship of the Reichspräsidentaccording to Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution pp. 211-57
* I
* Common interpretation of Article 48, Paragraph 2 today.
* II
* The regulation of Article 48, Paragraph 2 as aprovisorium.
* III
* General limitation of competence based on Article 48, Paragraph2.
* IV
* The law of implementation [Ausfüngsgesetz] regardingArticle 48 RV.
* INDEX OF NAMES
* INDEX OF SUBJECTS
* GLOSSARY

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Translator's Introduction
Foreword to the fourth edition (1978)
Foreword to the third edition (1964)
Foreword to the second edition (1928)
Preliminary remarks to the first edition (1921)
I. Commissary Dictatorship and the theory of the state
II. The praxis of royal commissars up to the 18th century
III. The transition to sovereign dictatorship in the theory of the state of the 18th century
IV. The concept of sovereign dictatorship
V. The praxis of the people's commissars during the French Revolution
VI. Dictatorship in the contemporary constitution (the state of besiegement)
Appendix: The Dictatorship of the Reichspräsident according to Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution pp. 211-57
I
Common interpretation of Article 48, Paragraph 2 today.
II
The regulation of Article 48, Paragraph 2 as a provisorium.
III
General limitation of competence based on Article 48, Paragraph 2.
IV
The law of implementation [Ausfüngsgesetz] regarding Article 48 RV.
INDEX OF NAMES
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
GLOSSARY

Rezensionen

"At last Carl Schmitt's Dictatorship is available in English. His study and analysis of this concept is key to understanding the varieties of dictatorship."
George Schwab, National Committee on American Foreign Policy

"Dictatorship is the first book ever entirely devoted to the topic of emergency powers. Written as Germany's fledgeling Weimar Republic resorted to emergency measures to confront insurrections from both the Left and the Right, Dictatorship explores the historical origins and philosophical justifications of extraordinary executive action. A fascinating historical document and a prescient, insightful resource for contemporary debates in political theory and constitutional law."
John P. McCormick, University of Chicago