{"product_id":"an-exceptional-law-9781442629585","title":"An Exceptional Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring periods of intense conflict, either at home or abroad, governments enact emergency powers in order to exercise greater control over the society that they govern. The expectation though is that once the conflict is over, these emergency powers will be lifted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Exceptional Law showcases how the emergency law used to repress labour activism during the First World War became normalized with the creation of Section 98 of the Criminal Code, following the Winnipeg General Strike. Dennis G. Molinaro argues that the institutionalization of emergency law became intricately tied to constructing a national identity. Following a mass deportation campaign in the 1930s, Section 98 was repealed in 1936 and contributed to the formation of Canada’s first civil rights movement. Portions of it were used during the October Crisis and recently in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2015. Building on the theoretical framework of Agamben, Molinaro advances our understanding of security \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An Exceptional Law: Section 98 \u0026amp; The Emergency State 1919-1936 is a very readable, incredibly well-researched study of Canada's wartime-derived, but peacetime-continued sedition laws of early 20th century. But the book is of much more than historical interest. As they said in Battlestar Galactica: All this has happened before and will happen again. My copy is marked-up where I noted parallels to current immigration and anti-terror laws. ... I highly recommend this book.\" -- Craig Forcese #Sundayscholar Pick, Twitter, Posted May 21, 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Exception   Chapter 1: For the Protection of People and State   Chapter 2: Defining Suspects    Chapter 3: The Trial   Chapter 4: Citizens of the World   Chapter 5: Outlaws   Chapter 6: Judgement    Conclusion: Towards a Real State of Exception   Appendix   Notes and Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408356647255,"sku":"9781442629585","price":26.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442629585.jpg?v=1730502572","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-exceptional-law-9781442629585","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}