Impact Legitimacy and Effectiveness of EU Counter-Terrorism

<p>Counter-terrorism law and policy has been prominent and widespread in the years following 9/11 touching on many areas of everyday life from policing and border control to financial transactions and internet governance. The European Union is a major actor in contemporary counter-terrorism including through its development of counter-terrorism laws for application within the Union. This book undertakes a multi-disciplinary and empirically informed analysis of the impact legitimacy and effectiveness of EU counter-terrorism.</p><p>Taking into account legal societal operational and democratic perspectives this collection connects theoretical and practical perspectives to produce an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder study of how we might measure and understand the impact legitimacy and effectiveness of EU counter-terrorism. Bringing together a select group of experts in the field particular emphasis is placed on understanding the practical experience of implementing and assessing these measures gathered from and with end users including law-makers policy-makers security services industry partners and civil society.</p><p>This edited collection will be of great relevance to scholars and policy makers with an interest in counter-terrorism law EU law and security studies.</p>