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Hamilton, Claire (2018) The European Union: Sword or shield? Comparing counterterrorism law in the EU and the USA after 9/11. Theoretical Criminology, 22 (2). pp. 206-225. ISSN 1362-4806
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Counterterrorism; European penology; human rights; punitiveness; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: | 11559 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1177/1362480616684195 |
| Depositing User: | Claire Hamilton |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Nov 2019 15:18 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Theoretical Criminology |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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