EU Counter-Terrorism: Pre-emption & the Rule of Law is a detailed study of EU action to combat terrorism since September 11 2001 and the implications that action has had for the EU legal order. It critically examines EU counter-terrorism measures to ascertain how rule of law principles have been affected in the 'war on terrorism'.
The book opens with a critical examination of the rule of law in the EU legal order. It then provides an overview of the “war on terrorism” before analysing five key facets of EU counter-terrorism:-