EL PODER EN TIEMPOS DE EXCEPCIÓN
The prolonged use of emergency powers can turn exception into a habitual way of governing, weakening democracy.
The word “crisis” has become part of governments’ everyday vocabulary. Pandemics, wars, terrorism, mass migration or natural disasters justify urgent measures.
In those moments, states resort to so-called emergency powers, which allow them to act quickly in the face of the unexpected.
The problem begins when that exception ceases to be temporary and becomes a habitual mode of governance.