RT Article
T1 The European Union: Sword or shield?$dcomparing counterterrorism law in the EU and the USA after 9/11
JF Theoretical criminology
VO 22
IS 2
SP 206
OP 225
A1 Hamilton, Claire
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1679225502
AB 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.
K1 Counterterrorism
K1 European penology
K1 Human rights
K1 Punitiveness
DO 10.1177/1362480616684195