The analysis of emergency measures: Protecting human rights and preventing social harms in the era of perpetual crises

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Over the past decades, we have witnessed how a variety of crises (e.g., terrorist attacks, natural disasters, irregular migration, economic crises, and a global pandemic) were often treated by governments as existential threats to public order and safety. When trying to eliminate such threats, governments often relied on emergency measures that included the suspension of legal constraints and democratic principles in the name of re-establishing order. The frequent reliance on the state of emergency in recent years led many authors to contend that this form of government became the “new normal” in the governance of our societies.

By focusing on emergency measures enacted to tackle four types of crises – that is, the Covid-19 pandemic, the fight against terrorism, the “migration crisis”, and economic crises – this research aims, on the one hand, to explore where and why emergency measures represent a risk for human rights and other fundamental values, while, on the other hand, to provide innovative solutions on how to better balance the negative and positive aspects of emergency measures.

The project’s overall objective is to explore relevant theoretical concepts and practices linked to the state of emergency to provide the academic community, policymakers, and the public at large with recommendations on how better to evaluate the risks and benefits of specific emergency measures.

Project Type: Basic research project

Project code (SICRIS): J5-4588

Duration: 1. 10. 2022 – 30. 9. 2025

WORK PACKAGES

The project is divided into eight work packages:

emergency measures and the Covid-19 pandemic,
emergency measures in the war on terrorism,
emergency measures and the migration crisis,
emergency measures in times of economic crises,
emergency measures as a dominant form of
governance,
project management and coordination,
dissemination and use of results,
communication.

PROJECT PARTNERS

The project is led by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana. The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana also participates in the project.

FINANCING

The research project is funded by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS).

PROJECT RESULTS

PUBLICATIONS

Original scientific articles

Salecl, R. (2022). Apatija, travma in vojna. Savoirs et clinique, 29, 123–130. COBISS.SI-ID 132382211
Kanduč, Z. (2023). Nasilje, kapitalizem in imperializem v kriminološki perspektivi. Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo, 74(2), 100–117. COBISS.SI-ID 159634691
Šugman Stubbs, K., & Jager, M. (2023). Pravnik kot notranji emigrant v hudodelskem pravnem sistemu. Zbornik znanstvenih razprav, 83, 35–58. COBISS.SI-ID 179539203
Salecl, R. (2024). Primeri sublimacije ob tesnobi zaradi konca sveta. Savoirs et clinique, 31, 99–104. COBISS.SI-ID 217641731
Ambrož, M. (2025). Prevoz prebežnikov v neprimernih razmerah. Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo, 76(1), 31–40. COBISS.SI-ID 231345667

Short scientific paper

Salecl, R. (2023). Art, human rights, and threats from above. V Digital war (str. 1–4). Palgrave Macmillan. COBISS.SI-ID 183922179

Other important publications

Bardutzky, S. (2023). Begunci, osebe brez državljanstva in notranje razseljene osebe. V S. Bardutzky (Ur.), Uvod v pravo migracij in mednarodne zaščite (str. 40–60). Pravna fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani. COBISS.SI-ID 151067139
Zagorc, S. (2023). Načelo nevračanja in vračanje tujcev. V S. Bardutzky (Ur.), Uvod v pravo migracij in mednarodne zaščite (str. 202–219). Pravna fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani. COBISS.SI-ID 151907331
Salecl, R. (2023). Čas grobosti. Mladinska knjiga. COBISS.SI-ID 144676867
Ambrož, M. (2023, 13. oktober). »Zločini iz sovraštva« in odmera kazni (novela KZ-1J). Pravna praksa, 42(38–39), 13–15. COBISS.SI-ID 168404739
Bardutzky, S. (2024). Ustavni pravici do osebne svobode in svobode gibanja (str. 24–43). Univerza v Ljubljani, Pravna fakulteta. COBISS.SI-ID 198977539
Bardutzky, S., & Zagorc, S. (2024). Covid-19 and the constitution: Introduction to the commemorative volume and the special collection of comparative essays. V S. Zagorc, S. Bardutzky, & A. Baraggia (Ur.), Ustava na robu izrednega stanja: Zbornik ob trideseti obletnici Ustave Republike Slovenije: s posebno zbirko esejev v angleškem jeziku “Covid-19 and the Constitution” (str. 323–331). Univerza v Ljubljani, Pravna fakulteta. COBISS.SI-ID 199300611
Briški, L., Ambrož, M., & Salecl, R. (2024). Odločitve o razvrščanju pacientov med pandemijo Covid-19 (str. 69–88). Springer. COBISS.SI-ID 216158467
Jager, M. (2024). Navzkrižje etičnih vrednot pri tragičnem medicinskem razvrščanju pacientov in možnost nastanka moralne stiske (str. 53–66). Springer. COBISS.SI-ID 222796547
Kanduč, Z., & Jankovič, A. (2024). Krize, izredna stanja in druge kapitalistične katastrofe v kriminološki perspektivi (str. 183–356). Inštitut za kriminologijo pri Pravni fakulteti. COBISS.SI-ID 213022211
Samobor, A. (2024). Pravice otrok in epidemija covida-19 (str. 237–262). Univerza v Ljubljani, Pravna fakulteta. COBISS.SI-ID 199144707
Samobor, A. (2024). Pravice otrok in Skupni evropski azilni sistem (str. 52–67). Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti; Inštitut za kriminologijo pri Pravni fakulteti; Pravna fakulteta. COBISS.SI-ID 196739587
Samobor, A. (2024). Pravica do združitve družine in merila jezikovne integracije: O (ne)dopustnosti in (ne)premišljenosti pogoja znanja slovenskega jezika na “preživetveni ravni” za podaljšanje dovoljenja za prebivanje družinskih članov državljanov tretjih držav. Slovenščina 2.0: Empirične, aplikativne in interdisciplinarne raziskave, 12(2), 94–122. COBISS.SI-ID 227261699

Scientific monograph

Badalič, V. (2024). Preventive warfare: Hegemony, power, and the reconceptualization of war. Palgrave Macmillan. COBISS.SI-ID 212485891

Contributions in conference proceedings

Badalič, V. (2024). Preventive killings as “self-defense”: The new conceptualization of individual preventive “self-defense” in military operations. V 2024 ASC Annual Meeting: Criminological research and education matters – people, policy, and practice in tumultuous times (San Francisco, 13.–16. november 2024). American Society of Criminology. COBISS.SI-ID 222313731
Badalič, V. (2024). Preventive wars of aggression: The new definition of preventive “self-defense” and the normalization of perpetual military violence. V 24th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: Criminology Goes East (EUROCRIM2024): Book of Abstracts. European Society of Criminology. COBISS.SI-ID 208679171