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 Céline Cocq and Anne Weyembergh; 9. Italy Sabrina Praduroux; 10. Spain Miguel Ángel Boldova Pasamar and Ángeles Rueda Martín; 11. Portugal José Francisco de Faria Costa; 12. Greece Georgios Triantafyllou; 13. Croatia Marissabel Škorić; 14. Slovenia Vasilka Sancin and Maša Kovič Dine; 15. Poland Piotr Daranowski; 16. The Czech Republic Veronika Bílková; 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.

Kent Roach is a Professor of Law at the University of Toronto. He served as General Reporter on counter-terrorism law at the XIX Congress on Comparative law as well as director of research for the Air India bombing inquiry. His most recent book, The 9/11 Effect: Comparative Counter-Terrorism (2011), was co-recipient of the Mundell Medal for contributions to legal writing.