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Zusatztext ...put simply, such a well-rounded, scholarly and analytical account ought to be recommended reading for any student of liberal democracy's battle against terrorism. Informationen zum Autor Andrea Bianchi is Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Alexis Keller is Professor of History of Legal and Political Thought at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva. Together with Pierre Allan he has recently edited What is a Just Peace? (Oxford University Press, 2006) Klappentext Terrorist violence is no novelty in human history and! while government reactions to it have varied over time! some lessons can be learned from the past. Indeed! the debate on when and how a state should use emergency powers that limit individual freedoms is nearly as old as the history of political thought. After reviewing some history of state responses to terrorist violence and their efficacy! this book assesses the effects of contemporary counterterrorism law and policies on democratic states. In particular! the book considers the interaction between national and international law in shaping and implementing anti-terror measures! as well as the difficult role of the judiciary in striking a balance between security concerns and fundamental rights. Counterterrorism: Democracy's Challenge also examines the strains this has caused on some democracies! especially a blurring in the separation of powers between the legislative! executive! and judicial branches of government! giving reason Zusammenfassung This book reviews state responses to terrorist violence and assesses the effects of modern counterterrorism law and policies on democratic states. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: The Fight against Terrorism in Historical Perspective1. Countering Terrorism: A Historical Perspective Adam Roberts2. Constitutionalising Emergency Powers in Modern Europe: The English and the Roman Model Alexis Keller3. Liberal State Responses to Terrorism and Their Limits Paul Wilkinson4. The Role of Modern States in the Decline and Demise of Terrorism Audrey Kurth CroninPart Two: Balancing Security Concerns and Individual Freedoms5. Terrorism and Human Rights Paradigms: The United Kingdom after 11 September 2001 Dominic McGoldrick6. Terror Financing, Guilt by Association and the Paradigm of Prevention in the 'War on Terror' David Cole7. United We Stand: National Courts Reviewing Counterterrorism Measures Eyal Benvenisti8. 'The Last Refuge of the Tyrant'?: Judicial Deference to Executive Actions in Time of 'Terror' Iain Scobbie9. The Abuse of Executive Powers: What Remedies? Christian J Tams10. The UN Security Council, Counterterrorism and Human Rights Ian JohnstonePart Three: Is There a Need for New Legal Paradigms?11. Judicial Balancing in Times of Stress: A Comparative Constitutional Perspective Michel Rosenfeld12. International Law, Counterterrorism and the Quest for Checks and Balances: Why the Calling Sirens of Constitutionalism Should Be Resisted Andrea Bianchi...
