Emergenza, costituzione, diritti fondamentali: una guida critica

In any given time of emergency, fundamental rights and the constitutional arrangement are being jeopardized. The question of how to keep together liberty and security in times of emergency has puzzled generations of scholars but the issue is hardly ever addressed in times of normalcy. In the wake of 9/11, the scholarly debate has taken off quite significantly, especially in the U.S. This paper examines the various explanatory models and normative proposals on the background of legal assessments in a historical and comparative perspective. The aim of the paper is to sort out theoretically different issues that need custom-made handling and to provide an outline for evaluating emergency statutes and regulations.