Irving Younger Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Minnesota Law School. Professor of Law and Director of the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster.

'This book rightfully takes its place as an important and novel addition to discussions regarding law's response to crisis.' The Law and Politics Book Review

• Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of treaties; Table of legislation; Table of international materials; Introduction; Part I: 1. Models of accommodation; 2. Law for all seasons; 3. Models of extra-legality; 4. Five degrees of separation; Part II: 5. International human rights and emergencies; 6. Emergencies and humanitarian law; 7. Terrorism, emergencies and international responses to contemporary threats; Bibliography; Index.

Irving Younger Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Minnesota Law School. Professor of Law and Director of the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster.

'This book rightfully takes its place as an important and novel addition to discussions regarding law's response to crisis.' The Law and Politics Book Review

• Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of treaties; Table of legislation; Table of international materials; Introduction; Part I: 1. Models of accommodation; 2. Law for all seasons; 3. Models of extra-legality; 4. Five degrees of separation; Part II: 5. International human rights and emergencies; 6. Emergencies and humanitarian law; 7. Terrorism, emergencies and international responses to contemporary threats; Bibliography; Index.

Irving Younger Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Minnesota Law School. Professor of Law and Director of the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster.

'This book rightfully takes its place as an important and novel addition to discussions regarding law's response to crisis.' The Law and Politics Book Review

• Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of treaties; Table of legislation; Table of international materials; Introduction; Part I: 1. Models of accommodation; 2. Law for all seasons; 3. Models of extra-legality; 4. Five degrees of separation; Part II: 5. International human rights and emergencies; 6. Emergencies and humanitarian law; 7. Terrorism, emergencies and international responses to contemporary threats; Bibliography; Index.