Author: Insola, Piero
Title: «Necessitas» as a Political Category: Cicero and the State of Emergency
Review/Collection: Filosofia Politica 2
Year edition: 2026
Pages: 193-210
Keywords: Politique - Politica - Politics
Description: This essay argues that Cicero provides a general theory of the state of emergency, fundamentally distinct from the state of exception. By grounding "necessitas" in the cosmological order, Cicero frames emergency actions as a positive manifestation of "ius" rather than a legal vacuum. The study explores the nexus between the Mixed Constitution and emergency policy, detailing the institutional role of the Augurs in binding extraordinary powers to the "salus populi" – thereby ensuring that necessity serves to restore, rather than dissolve, the legal framework. [Author]
Author initials: Insola 2026
Title: «Necessitas» as a Political Category: Cicero and the State of Emergency
Review/Collection: Filosofia Politica 2
Year edition: 2026
Pages: 193-210
Keywords: Politique - Politica - Politics
Description: This essay argues that Cicero provides a general theory of the state of emergency, fundamentally distinct from the state of exception. By grounding "necessitas" in the cosmological order, Cicero frames emergency actions as a positive manifestation of "ius" rather than a legal vacuum. The study explores the nexus between the Mixed Constitution and emergency policy, detailing the institutional role of the Augurs in binding extraordinary powers to the "salus populi" – thereby ensuring that necessity serves to restore, rather than dissolve, the legal framework. [Author]
Author initials: Insola 2026
