http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220517-182332-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/os7-legacy/ The other legacy - States of exception as new ordinary paradigms of government Hennette-Vauchez, Stéphanie eng 2022-05-17 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 France Rule of Law State of Emergency state of sanitary emergency Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The 9/11 attacks triggered a new practice of and renewed interest in emergency powers. Without doubt, the United States were at the forefront of the enhanced exercise of such powers, but France is a very interesting example of the many issues and challenges raised by states of emergencies' normalization. France has been governed under a state of emergency for more than half of the time that has elapsed since the attacks of 13 November 2015.