A key characteristic of governance after 11 September 2001 is the acceleration of existing dynamics of the globalisation of law. In the face of transnational threats to national security states have sought to use global forums for policy development to shape counter-terrorism throughout the world. Control Beyond the State offers the first critical exposition of the dynamics of this transnational counter-terrorism law: global governance, regional government, bi- and multi-lateral agreements, extra-territorialisation, legal diffusions and the rise of private rule-making and enforcement. The...

Now available in paperback, this study of the EU response to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks demonstrates how European counter-terrorism law strengthens state powers of coercion and control and weakens the rule of law. This expanded edition includes a new Afterword that examines mass surveillance in Europe and the implications for data privacy, the increasing court scrutiny of counter-terrorist finance measures, and the policies that aim to prevent combatants from taking part in terrorism overseas. It asks where the limits of legality lie - and whether courts and parliaments can...