EU Counter-Terrorism Law

<p>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. <p/>' ... 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'.<br><i>David Anderson QC Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation</i> <p/>' ... 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 ...'.<br><i>Christina Eckes Public Law</i> <p/>' ... 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'.<br><i>Conor Gearty Cambridge Law Journal</i></p>