Abstract
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights allows states to suspend certain rights during emergencies, but only if necessary. Evan Criddle says that in the past 25 years, American presidents have invoked emergency powers with increasing frequency. And those measures have been deeply controversial.
Document Type
Interview
Publication Information
With Good Reason (Virginia Humanities/NPR, February 28, 2025)
Repository Citation
Criddle, Evan J. and McConnell, Sarah, "Never Waste a Crisis" (2025). Popular Media. 637.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/popular_media/637
Comments
Clip has been trimmed to just Evan Criddle's interview.
Run time: 00:13:50
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