A War on Terror?
The European Stance on a New Threat, Changing Laws and Human Rights Implications
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Marianne Wade and Almir Maljevi? Although the worries about terrorism paled in comparison to the economic crisis as a topic during the last US election, one can find plenty of grounds to assume that they remain issue number one in the minds of politicians in Europe. As the German houses of Parliament prepare to call in the mediation committee in the discussion of legislation which would provide the Federal Police – thus far mandated purely with the post-facto investigation of crime – with powers to act to prevent acts of terrorism, Spain’s struggle with ETA and the British Government licks its wounds after a resounding defeat of its latest anti-terrorist proposals by the House of Lords, one cannot but wonder whether post 9/11, the Europeans are not even more concerned with terrorism than their US counterparts. A look at media reports, legislative and judicial activities in either Britain or Germany clearly underlines that those two countries are deeply embroiled in anti-terrorist activity. Can it be that Europe is embroiled in the “War on Terror”; constantly providing for new arms in this conflict? Or is it a refusal to participate in the “War on Terror” that fuels a constant need for Parliaments to grapple with the subject; begrudgingly conceding one increasingly draconian measure after the other? The question as to where Europe stands in the “War on Terror” is a fascinating one, but one, which is difficult to answer.
Provides information on countries for which it is not readily available in English Offers the reader the ability to compare different reactions and responses to terrorism, thereby enriching the dialogue of researchers in their national contexts The comparative approach gives a European feel, i.e. a feeling for the situation across Europe founded on expert opinions and not just of those countries with the most obviously radical changes Inclusion of both (several) national and supra-national developments Focuses upon the terrorism debate without the USA as a benchmark Includes a stance on some of the developments associated with anti-terrorist policies in very different countries, with very different legal traditions and social and cultural contexts Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Marianne Wade
Themen in »A War on Terror?«
European national and international anti-terrorist law Terrorist anti-terrorist secret service action costs of anti-terrorist legislation cyber-terrorism financing terrorism human rights illegal extradition private security terrorism victims of terrorism war/law divide