The 9/11 Effect
Comparative Counter-Terrorism

This book examines the responses of the United Nations and a range of countries to the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.

Kent Roach (Author)

9780521185059, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 15 August 2011

492 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.65 kg

'The scope and ambition of this book is daunting - its scale is magisterial, its attention to detail and the depth of its analysis are truly impressive … It is very much to be hoped that there will be future editions, partly because it is in the nature of the very fast moving field of counter-terrorism that some of its observations risk becoming out of date and, more importantly, because it seems quite improbable that anyone else could surpass Roach's masterly achievement.' Lucia Zedner, University of Toronto Law Journal

This book critically and comparatively examines the responses of the United Nations and a range of countries to the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. It assesses the convergence between the responses of Western democracies including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada with countries with more experience with terrorism including Egypt, Syria, Israel, Singapore and Indonesia. A number of common themes - the use of criminal law and immigration law, the regulation of speech associated with terrorism, the review of the state's whole of government counter-terrorism activities, and the development of national security policies - are discussed. The book provides a critical take on how the United Nations promoted terrorism financing laws and listing processes and the regulation of speech associated with terrorism but failed to agree on a definition of terrorism or the importance of respecting human rights while combating terrorism.

1. Introduction
2. The United Nations responds
3. Countries that did not immediately respond
4. The United States responds: executive power and extra-legalism
5. The United Kingdom responds: a legislative war on terrorism
6. Australia responds: hyper legislation
7. Canada responds: immigration, inquiries and human security
8. Conclusions.

Subject Areas: Terrorism law [LNFV], Law [L], International relations [JPS], Comparative politics [JPB]