Comparative Counter-Terrorism Law

Terrorism law is as international as it is regionally distinct and as difficult to define as it is essential to address. Given recent pressures to harmonize terrorism laws from international organizations like the United Nations Security Council, the Financial Action Task Force, and the Council of Europe, this book presents readers with an up-to-date assessment of terrorism law across the globe. Covering twenty-two jurisdictions across six continents, the common framework used for each chapter facilitates national comparisons of a range of laws including relevant criminal, administrative, financial, secrecy, and military laws. Recognizing that similar laws may yield different outcomes when transplanted into new contexts, priority of place is given to examples of real-world application. Including a thematic introduction and conclusion, this book will help to establish comparative counter-terrorism law as an emerging discipline crossing the boundaries of domestic and international law.

1. Introduction: comparative counter-terrorism law comes of age Kent Roach; Part I. North America: 2. The United States Sudha N. Setty; 3. Canada Robert Diab; Part II. South America: 4. Colombia Luz Nagle; 5. Brazil Rodrigo de Souza Costa; Part III. Europe: 6. The United Kingdom Keith Syrett; 7. Switzerland Bertrand Perrin and Julien Gafner; 8. Belgium Celine Cocq and Anne Weyembergh; 9. Italy Sabrina Praduroux; 10. Spain Miguel Angel Boldova Pasamar and Angeles Rueda Martin; 11. Portugal Jose Francisco de Faria Costa; 12. Greece Georgios Triantafyllou; 13. Croatia Marissabel Skoric; 14. Slovenia Vasilka Sancin and Masa Kovic Dine; 15. Poland Piotr Daranowski; 16. The Czech Republic Veronika Bilkova; 17. Romania Raluca-Ioana Mocanu and George Antoniu; Part IV. Middle East and Africa: 18. Israel Shiri Krebs; 19. South Africa Jamil Ddamulira Mujuzi; Part V. Asia and Australia: 20. Japan Takeyoshi Imai; 21. China Li Zhe; 22. Singapore Eugene Tam; 23. Australia Fergal Davis, Nicola McGarrity and George Williams; 24. Thematic conclusions and future challenges Kent Roach.