Constitutional Dictatorship : Crisis Government in the Modern Democracies

La 4ème de couv. indique : "How should the United States be governed during times of crisis? Definitely not as we are in times of tranquility, asserts this classic study. The war on terrorism is a case in point. The horrors of terror attacks on the United States have forced Americans to accept legislative changes that might be unthinkable at other times. The "inescapable truth," Clinton Rossiter wrote in his classic study of modern democracies in crisis, is that "No form of government can survive that excludes dictatorship when the life of the nation is at stake."In an insightful introduction, William Quirk places Rossiter's work in the context of the new century and the current war on terrorism. Constitutional Dictatorship examines the experiences with emergency government of four large modern democracies-the United States, Great Britain, France, and the German Republic of 1919-1933-to see what unusual powers and procedures these constitutional states employed in their various periods of national trial. Rossiter's concept of a "constitutional dictatorship" may be more shocking today than when he wrote the book. Based on a thoroughgoing study of the use of emergency powers in modern democracies, he determined that the facts of history demonstrate that there are occasions when constitutional dictatorship has served as an indispensable factor in maintaining constitutional democracy. Supreme Court doctrine does not recognize any implied presidential power to suspend the Constitution. However, Rossiter believes this view to be inaccurate. He defends his view through analysis of presidential action during the Civil War, World I, the Depression, and World War II, arguing that when the normal rules are not sufficient other rules take hold. Rossiter proposed specific criteria by which to judge the worth and propriety of any resort to constitutional dictatorship. He provides a clear roadmap for both citizen and Congress to judge an executive's actions. In his introduction, Quirk notes that Rossiter's concept-the rapid return to normal government when the crisis is concluded-rests on a premise that appears to be missing today. This volume will be essential reading for those interested in politics, constitutional law, and American history." La 4ème de couv. indique : "How should the United States be governed during times of crisis? Definitely not as we are in times of tranquility, asserts this classic study. The war on terrorism is a case in point. The horrors of terror attacks on the United States have forced Americans to accept legislative changes that might be unthinkable at other times. The "inescapable truth," Clinton Rossiter wrote in his classic study of modern democracies in crisis, is that "No form of government can survive that excludes dictatorship when the life of the nation is at stake."In an insightful introduction, William Quirk places Rossiter's work in the context of the new century and the current war on terrorism. Constitutional Dictatorship examines the experiences with emergency government of four large modern democracies-the United States, Great Britain, France, and the German Republic of 1919-1933-to see what unusual powers and procedures these constitutional states employed in their various periods of national trial. Rossiter's concept of a "constitutional dictatorship" may be more shocking today than when he wrote the book. Based on a thoroughgoing study of the use of emergency powers in modern democracies, he determined that the facts of history demonstrate that there are occasions when constitutional dictatorship has served as an indispensable factor in maintaining constitutional democracy. Supreme Court doctrine does not recognize any implied presidential power to suspend the Constitution. However, Rossiter believes this view to be inaccurate. He defends his view through analysis of presidential action during the Civil War, World I, the Depression, and World War II, arguing that when the normal rules are not sufficient other rules take hold. Rossiter proposed specific criteria by which to judge the worth and propriety of any resort to constitutional dictatorship. He provides a clear roadmap for both citizen and Congress to judge an executive's actions. In his introduction, Quirk notes that Rossiter's concept-the rapid return to normal government when the crisis is concluded-rests on a premise that appears to be missing today. This volume will be essential reading for those interested in politics, constitutional law, and American history." Citing historical precedents of violating the United States Constitution and establishing dictatorial powers exercised by presidents in times of war, the late Rossiter (formerly a professor of government at Cornell U.) argued that there is an implicit legal right to temporarily overthrow the constitution, even if the Supreme Court has consistently rejected that claim. Rossiter claimed to recognize the dangers of his doctrine and set out a blueprint for judging whether that right may be exercised. He compares Lincoln's suspension of Habeas Corpus, Roosevelt's internment of Japanese- Americans, the overthrow of Weimar Germany, and other examples for American, German, British, and French overthrows of constitutional order as a means for establishing the parameters for constitutional usurpation. In an insightful introduction. William Quirk places Rossiter's work in the context of the new century and the current war on terrorism. Constitutional Dictatorship examines the experiences with emergency government of four large modern democracies -- the United States, Great Britain, France, and the German Republic of 1919-1933 -- to see what unusual powers and procedures these constitutional states employed in their various periods of national trial. Rossiter proposed specific criteria by which to judge the worth and propriety of any resort to constitutional dictatorship. He provides a clear roadmap for both citizen and Congress to judge an executive's actions. In his introduction. Quirk notes that Rossiter's concept -- the rapid return to normal government when the crisis is concluded -- rests on a premise that appears to be missing today. This volume will be essential reading for those interested in politics, constitutional law, and American history Cover 1 Half Title 2 Dedication 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION 10 PREFACE TO THE 1963 EDITION 18 PREFACE 20 I. CONSTITUTIONAL DICTATORSHIP. 24 II. THE ROMAN DICTATORSHIP. 36 PART I: CONSTITUTIONAL DICTATORSHIP IN THE GERMAN REPUBLIC 50 III. ARTICLE 48 IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC. 54 IV. ARTICLE 48 IN THE LAST YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC. 71 V. ARTICLE 48 IN LAW AND THEORY. 82 PART II: CRISIS GOVERNMENT IN THE FRENCH REPUBLIC 96 VI. THE STATE OF SIEGE IN HISTORY, LAW, AND THEORY. 100 VII. THE STATE OF SIEGE IN FACT: THE FIRST WORLD WAR. 112 VIII. THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. 125 IX. CRISIS GOVERNMENT IN POSTWAR FRANCE. 138 PART III: CRISIS GOVERNMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN 152 X. CRISIS GOVERNMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN BEFORE 1914; MARTIAL LAW. 156 XI. THE GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. 172 XII. CRISIS GOVERNMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN, 1919-1939. 192 XIII. THE GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. 205 PART IV: CRISIS GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES 228 XIV. THE CONSTITUTION, THE PRESIDENT, AND CRISIS GOVERNMENT. 232 XV. THE GREAT AMERICAN CRISIS: THE CIVIL WAR. 244 XVI. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. 261 XVII. THE NEW DEAL AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION. 276 XVIII. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. 286 XIX. CONSTITUTIONAL DICTATORSHIP: THE FORMS, THE DANGERS, THE CRITERIA, THE FUTURE. 309 INDEX 336 Internationally bestselling author John Boyne has been praised as'one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers'by the Irish Examiner. With Mutiny, he's created an eye-opening story of life--and death--at sea. Fourteen-year-old pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile has just been caught red-handed and is on his way to prison when an offer is put to him---a ship has been refitted over the last few months and is about to set sail with an important mission. The boy who was expected to serve as the captain's personal valet has been injured and a replacement must be found immediately.Given the choice of prison or a life at sea, John soon finds himself on board, meeting the captain, just as the ship sets sail. The ship is the Bounty, the captain is William Bligh, and their destination is Tahiti. Their journey, however, will become one of the most infamous in naval history.Mutiny is the first novel to explore all the events relating to the Bounty's voyage, from the long passage across the ocean to their adventures on the island of Tahiti and the subsequent forty-eight-day expedition toward Timor. This vivid retelling of the notorious mutiny is packed with humor, violence, and historical detail, while presenting an intriguingly different portrait of Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian than has ever been presented before. "Rossiter's concept of a "constitutional dictatorship" may be more shocking today than when he wrote the book. Based on a thoroughgoing study of the use of emergency powers in modern democracies, he determined that the facts of history demonstrate that there are occasions when constitutional dictatorship has served as an indispensable factor in maintaining constitutional democracy. Supreme Court doctrine does not recognize any implied presidential power to suspend the Constitution. However, Rossiter believes this view to be inaccurate. He defends his view through analysis of presidential action during the Civil War, World I, the Depression, and World War II, arguing that when the normal rules are not sufficient other rules take hold.". "Rossiter proposed specific criteria by which to judge the worth and propriety of any resort to constitutional dictatorship. He provides a clear roadmap for both citizen and Congress to judge an executive's actions. In his introduction, Quirk notes that Rossiter's concept - the rapid return to normal government when the crisis is concluded - rests on a premise that appears to be missing today. This volume will be essential reading for those interested in politics, constitutional law, and American history."--BOOK JACKET. The story of the mutiny on the Bounty told from a fresh and original perspective.December 23, 1787, Portsmouth.A 14-year-old boy, John Jacob Turnstile, has got into trouble with the police on one too many occasions and is on his way to prison when an offer is put to him - a ship has been refitted over the last few months and is about to set sail with an important mission. The boy who was expected to serve as the captain's personal valet has been injured and a replacement must be found immediately. The deal is struck and he finds himself onboard, meeting the captain, just as the ship sets sail.The ship is HMS Bounty, the captain is William Bligh, and their destination is Tahiti.Mutiny on the Bounty is the first novel to explore all the events relating to the Bounty's voyage, from their long journey across the ocean to their adventures on the island of Tahiti and the subsequent 48 day expedition towards Timor. A vivid recreation of the famous mutiny, the story is packed with humour, violence and historical detail, while presenting a very different portrait of Captain Bligh and Mr Christian than has ever been shown before. Clinton Rossiter ; With A New Introduction By William J. Quirk. Originally Published: Princeton, N.j. : Princeton University Press, 1948. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.