The European Union

Sword or shield? Comparing counterterrorism law in the EU and the USA after 9/11

Bibliographic Data

ID12586507
AuthorsClaire Hamilton (0000-0002-8307-9855, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue2
Pages206-225
Publication date2017-01-11
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheoretical Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-4806 • E-ISSN: 1461-7439
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1362480616684195
OpenAlexW2574647937
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited37

Drawing on the developing literature on a ‘European penology’ this article seeks to use counterterrorism as a lens through which to re-examine arguments concerning penal moderation in Europe. Counterterrorism measures adopted in the EU and the USA in the post-9/11 period are therefore scrutinized for the lessons they hold about the role of European values and institutions as a ‘shield’ against punitiveness or indeed their ability to, swordlike, cut deep into citizens’ freedoms. The resulting analysis raises questions about the need for a more refined approach to the question of ‘European’ penal values as well as pointing up the continued existence of a culture of rights in the USA

Economics · European union · International trade · Penology · Political science · Prison · SWORD · Engineering · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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