The «new» rights in Latin America and the Judiciary: legal wars and state of exception in the 21st century by Prego, Florencia

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Diagram of a device. Prohibition of drugs and processes of subjectivation by Lynch, Fernando M.

“…The political-juridical ambivalence inherent to the prohibition is own of the ‘state of exception’ as it has been elaborated by Agamben, based on whose contrasts between potestas and auctoritas is formulated a synthesis of the processes of subjectivation implied in this device.…”
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Is it possible an ethical decision in the concentration camp? About Sophie’s choice by Oviedo Correa, Yairsiño

“…The unsettling figure of concentration camps has motivated the intellect and the imagination of academics and artists of all kinds, who have tried to understand the structure of those settings, and the human dynamics they foster.Philosopher Giorgio Agamben has sought this understanding based on his theorization of the state of exception, which allows the sovereign (the State) to suspend the rule of law, so as to facilitatean extrajudicial way of acting,this being nonetheless validated by the power the State is entitled to exert. …”
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