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The concept of the exception is often used to elaborate a critique of liberalism, especially of the liberal rule of law. It is probably most readily associated with the work of Carl Schmitt, who was probably the most influential German jurist of the interwar period and whose work is now enjoying some resurgence in popularity. His idea of the exception is developed in reference to political thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes, Jean Bodin, and Juan Donoso Cortés, showing that the concept has a long history in political philosophy. The idea of the exception has also gained attention in debates on the use of emergency powers in the War on Terror and is central the recent work of the Italian theorist Giorgio Agamben.
Schmitt argues for the ...
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