Now available in English for the first time, Dictatorship is Carl Schmitt s most scholarly book and arguably a paradigm for his entire work.
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. Dictatorship, Schmitt argues, is a necessary legal institution in constitutional law and has been wrongly portrayed as just the arbitrary rule of a so-called dictator.
Dictatorship is an essential book for understanding the work of Carl Schmitt and a major contribution to the modern theory of a democratic, constitutional state. And despite being written in the early part of the twentieth century, it speaks with remarkable prescience to our contemporary political concerns.
By:
Carl Schmitt
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 150mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780745646480
ISBN 10: 0745646484
Publication Date: 01 November 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
* 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 Reichsprasidentaccording 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 [Ausfungsgesetz] regardingArticle 48 RV. * INDEX OF NAMES * INDEX OF SUBJECTS * GLOSSARY
Reviews for Dictatorship
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, Schmitt explored the historical origins and philosophical justifications of extraordinary executive action. Schmitt's Dictatorship is a fascinating historical document and a prescient, insightful resource for contemporary debates in political theory and constitutional law. ?John P. McCormick, University of Chicago
