Origins of the French State of Emergency – Between Coloniality and Repression
Law, Culture and the Humanities
Published online on July 27, 2026
Abstract
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In 1955 was voted a new exceptional regime, the State of Emergency, at the beginning of the Algerian war of independence. The regime allowed the administration to take repressive measures against the population in order to face crises. It became the main ...
In 1955 was voted a new exceptional regime, the State of Emergency, at the beginning of the Algerian war of independence. The regime allowed the administration to take repressive measures against the population in order to face crises. It became the main ...