Accountability and Review in the Counter-Terrorist State - Paperback

by Jessie Blackbourn (Author), Fiona de Londras (Author), Lydia Morgan (Author)

Counter-terrorism is now a permanent and sprawling part of the legislative and operational apparatus of the state, yet little is known about the law and practice of how it is reviewed, how effective the review mechanisms are, what impact they have or how they interact with one another.

This book addresses that gap in knowledge by presenting the first comprehensive, critical analysis of counter-terrorism review in the United Kingdom, informed by exclusive interviews with policy makers, politicians, practitioners and civil society.

Author Biography

Jessie Blackbourn is Assistant Professor in Public Law and Human Rights at Durham Law School at Durham University. Previously she was Research Fellow in the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford and Socio-Legal Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. Her research interests lie broadly in the field of anti-terrorism law with a particular focus on oversight and review.

Fiona de Londras is Professor of Global Legal Studies at Birmingham Law School at the University of Birmingham. Her research concerns constitutionalism, human rights and transnationalism with a particular focus on counter-terrorism.

Lydia Morgan is Lecturer in Law at Birmingham Law School at the University of Birmingham, where she was previously a Research Fellow for the research and writing of this book. Her research interests cover the interactions between state secrecy, state surveillance, accountability and critiques of liberal thought.