Eu Counter-Terrorism Law: Pre-Emption and the Rule of Law (Expanded Edition) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781849468732)

This study of the EU response to the 11 September 2001 attacks demonstrates how European counter-terrorism law strengthens state powers of coercion and control and weakens the rule of law. In this expanded edition a new Afterword examines mass surveillance in Europe and the implications for data privacy, the increasing court scrutiny of counter-terrorist finance measures, and policies that aim to prevent combatants from taking part in terrorism overseas. It asks where the limits of legality lie - and whether courts and parliaments can safeguard political freedom in the face of ongoing efforts to combat terrorism.

' ... expertly analyses the principal strands of the EU's response - criminalisation, measures against terrorist financing, targeted sanctions, data surveillance and European Warrants ... Unique in its range and its depth, this is the essential guide to EU counter-terrorism law'.
David Anderson QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation

' ... a comprehensive treatise on the European Union's tightening net of legal instruments aiming to constrain terrorism ... presents the law within its political and philosophical context ...'.
Christina Eckes, Public Law

' ... impressively ahead of its time: coming before the Snowden revelations of quite how far counter-terrorism has been prepared to go, Murphy's book both prepares us for shocks like this and suggests a way that Europe can (and should) react'.
Conor Gearty, Cambridge Law Journal

Author: Cian C. Murphy
ISBN-10: 1849468737
ISBN-13: 9781849468732
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2015
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d