ABSTRACT

In the years since 9/11, counter-terrorism law and policy has proliferated across the world. This handbook comprehensively surveys how the law has been deployed in all aspects of counter-terrorism. It provides an authoritative and critical analysis of counter-terrorism laws in domestic jurisdictions, taking a comparative approach to a range of jurisdictions, especially the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, and Europe.

The contributions to the book are written by experts in the field of terrorism law and policy, allowing for discussion of a wide range of regulatory responses and strategies of governance. The book is divided into four parts, reflective of established counter-terrorism strategic approaches, and covers key themes such as:

  • Policing and special powers, including surveillance
  • Criminal offences and court processes
  • Prevention of radicalisation and manifestations of extremism
  • Protective/preparative security
  • The penology of terrorism

In addressing counter-terrorism laws across a broad range of topics and jurisdictions, the handbook will be of great interest and use to researchers, students and practitioners in criminal law, counter-terrorism, and security studies.

1. Introduction, Genevieve Lennon and Clive Walker  Part 1: The boundaries and strategies of national counter-terrorism laws 2. Terrorism as a Legal Concept, Ben Saul  3. Counter-terrorism, emergency and national laws, Mariona Llobet and Aniceto Masferrer  4. What’s in a Word? War, Law and Counter-terrorism, Laurie R Blank  5. The Migration and Derivation of Counter-Terrorism, Kent Roach  6. The Interaction of Terrorism Laws with Human Rights, Federico Fabbrini  7. Terrorism laws and constitutional accountability, John Ip  8. Terrorism Laws and Legal Accountability, Brice Dickson  Part 2: The Pursuit of terrorists through national criminal process and executive measures  9. Surveillance powers and the generation of intelligence within the law, Simon McKay and Jon Moran  10. Dataveillance and Terrorism: Swamps, Haystacks and the Eye of Providence, Stuart Macdonald  11. Detention and interrogation in law and war, Steve I Vladeck and Clive Walker  12. Counter-terrorism policing and security arrangements, Saskia Hufnagel  13. Precursor crimes of terrorism, Manuel Cancio Meliá and Anneke Petzsche  14. The Trial of Terrorism: National Security Courts and Beyond, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Oren Gross  15. Executive measures against the liberties of terrorism suspects, Mordechai Kremnitzer and Lina Saba-Habesch  16. The global system of counter-terrorist finance: What has it achieved, what can it achieve?, Peter Sproat  17. Aliens and Counter-terrorism, Elspeth Guild  18. The Handling and Disclosure of Sensitive Intelligence: Closed Material Procedures and Constitutional Change in the Five Eyes Nations, David Jenkins  19. The victims of terrorism, Ilaria Bottigliero, Lyal S Sunga, and Clive Walker  20. Evidence of the impact of counter-terrorism legislation, Tim Legrand, Simon Bronitt and Mark Stewart  Part 3: Protective Security  21. Homeland security, Amos Guiora, Genevieve Lennon and Clive Walker  22. Security inspections: suspicionless counter-terrorist stop and search in the USA and UK, Genevieve Lennon  23. Securing the Transport System, Steve Swain  24. State Development of Incapacitating Chemical Agent Weapons: Implications Including Potential Terrorist Misuse, Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando  25. ‘Prevent’ policies and laws: A comparative survey of the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Pakistan, Abdul Razak, Javaid Rehman, Joshua Skoczylis  Part 4: Preventive measures  26. The myth of the ‘securitized Muslim community’: the social impact of post-9/11 counter-terrorist law and policy in the west, Steven Greer  27. Community cohesion and counter-terrorism laws, Maura Conway and Clive Walker  28. Manifestations of extremism, Fergal Davis and Clive Walker  29. The Penology of Terrorism, Catherine Appleton and Clive Walker