9/11 and the Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law

Analyzes the multilevel interaction in counter-terrorism measures, focusing on the United Nations, and specifically on the Security Council.

This book will be of use to scholars and students interested in counter-terrorism measures, as well as practitioners and policy-makers dealing with human rights issues. It will be useful to those who carry out judicial or quasi-judicial tasks, since it addresses, theoretically and practically, the balance between rights and security.Twenty years after the outbreak of the threat posed by international jihadist terrorism, which triggered the need for democracies to balance fundamental rights and security needs, 9/11 and the Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law offers an overview of counter-terrorism and of the interplay among the main actors involved in the field since 2001. This book aims to give a picture of the complex and evolving interaction between the international, regional and domestic levels in framing counter-terrorism law and policies. Targeting scholars, researchers and students of international, comparative and constitutional law, it is a valuable resource to understand the theoretical and practical issues arising from the interaction of several levels in counter-terrorism measures. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the role of the United Nations Security Council.