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Carl Schmitt Revisited by the United States and the Terrorist

Mgr Karolina Mendecka

English abstract: In the article “Carl Schmitt Revisited by the United States and the Terrorist” it is shown that Carl Schmitt’s morals, standards and views can be noticed in the United States policy in the context of so-called “war on terror”. According to the article, Islamic terrorists are a mirror image of Schmittan revolutionary partisan. It is discussed how terrorists are, as a problem, treated by the USA, which in author’s opinion displays many Schmittan features. Schmitt is one of the few who claim that the sovereign state is above the legal order and can set boundaries. It is therefore shown that the USA seem to have rushed into Schmittan “state of exception”, where norms are suspended in order to achieve security, resembling the thinking of the G.W. Bush administration. It is illustrated how the USA seem to be following Schmitt’s ideology, especially by making exceptions to international rules, but also putting the terrorist outside of the scope of international regulations. Lastly, author tries to answer the question if it is justified to follow Schmitt and obey to the rule of law.

Keywords: Carl Schmitt, war on terror, state of exception

Language: English

Published: Number 1(10)/2015, pp. 69-78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36280/AFPiFS.2015.1.69

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Carl Schmitt, state of exception, war on terror

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