State of Exception as Economic Policy: A Socio-Legal Analysis of the Puerto Rican Colonial Case

• Published in: Oñati socio-legal series Vol. 8; no. 6; pp. 819 - 844
• Main Author: Atiles-Osoria, José Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 23.12.2018
• Subjects: Colonialism; colonialismo; crisis económicas y financieras; Depoliticization; despolitización; Economic Crisis; Estado de excepción; Puerto Rico; State of Exception

This article argues that the Puerto Rican colonial-economic, political and legal development has been based on the state of exception. By analyzing the Puerto Rican constitutional history and the sociopolitical events taking place after the 1980's it shows that in PR, a double exceptionality op...