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An Exceptional Law: Section 98 and the Emergency State, 1919-1936
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An Exceptional Law: Section 98 and the Emergency State, 1919-1936 Hardcover - 2017

by Dennis G. Molinaro


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During 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.


An 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 Following a mass deportation campaign in the 1930s, Section 98 was repealed in 1936 and contributed to the formation of Canada's first civil rights movement.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 as ideology and reveals the intricate and codependent relationship between state-formation, the construction of liberal society, and exclusionary practices.

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  • Title An Exceptional Law: Section 98 and the Emergency State, 1919-1936
  • Author Dennis G. Molinaro
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Toronto Press
  • Date 2017
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9781442629578 / 1442629576
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.3 in (21.84 x 14.48 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Library of Congress subjects Canada, War and emergency legislation - Canada -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017299908
  • Dewey Decimal Code 342.710
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