EXCEPTION AND EMERGENCY POWERS: LIBERALISM AND EMERGENCY POWERS IN LATIN AMERICA: REFLECTIONS ON CARL SCHMITT AND THE THEORY OF CONSTITUTIONAL DICTATORSHIP NAME:

** Professor of Political Science, Division of Political Studies, CIDE, Mexico City. The authors would like to thank David Golove for his insightful comments on an earlier version of this paper. The authors would also like to express their gratitude to all the participants at the Carl Schmitt: Legacy and Prospects symposium for strengthening this work with their comments, suggestions, and criticisms.