The Long Decade

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 precipitated significant legal changes over the ensuing ten years, a "long decade" that saw both domestic and international legal systems evolve in reaction to the seemingly permanent threat of international terrorism. At the same time, globalization produced worldwide insecurity that weakened the nation-state's ability to monopolize violence and assure safety for its people.The Long Decade: How 9/11 Changed the Law contains contributions by international legal scholars who critically reflect on how the terrorist attacks of 9/11 precipitated these legal changes. This book examines how the uncertainties of the "long decade" made fear a political and legal force, challenged national constitutional orders, altered fundamental assumptions about the rule of law, and ultimately raised questions about how democracy and human rights can cope with competing security pressures, while considering the complex process of crafting anti-terrorism measures.

Contributors and EditorsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1The Long DecadeDavid JenkinsPart I: Fear and the Security AgendaChapter 2Security and Liberty: Critiques of the Tradeoff ThesisAdrian VermeuleChapter 3Security vs. Liberty: On Emotions and CognitionOren GrossChapter 4Preventing What? Post-9/11 Mission Amnesia and Mission CreepKent RoachPart II: Terrorism in a Borderless WorldChapter 5The War on Terrorism and International Law: Towards a Continental DivideAmnon LevChapter 6A European Security Constitution?Kaarlo TuoriChapter 7Counter-Terrorism's Engagement with Transnational LegalityVictor V. RamrajPart III: Constitutions under StressChapter 8Legal and Political Constitutionalism, and the Response to TerrorismMark TushnetChapter 9Guantanamo Bay, the Rise of the Courts and the Revenge of PoliticsFiona de LondrasChapter 10Citizenship and the Limits of Due Process since 9/11David JenkinsPart IV: Risk PreventionChapter 11'Protect' Against Terrorism: In Service of the State, the Corporation, or the Citizen?Clive WalkerChapter 12The Influence of 9/11 on Swedish Anti-Terrorism Policy and MeasuresIain CameronPart V: Democratic Accountability, Human Rights, and the Rule of LawChapter 13Terrorist Threats and Judicial DeferenceJens Elo RytterChapter 14Open Secrets in U.S. Counter-Terrorism PolicyAmy JacobsenChapter 15Views from Mars, Views from Venus: Minding the Gap between What We Say and What We Do on TerrorismGabor RonaEpilogueHuman Rights and Counter-Terrorism: Lessons from a Long DecadeMartin ScheininBibliographyIndex