Giorgio Agamben refers to a basic problem in the constitution of the modern nation state: the
state as a nation implies that “bare life” becomes the foundation of sovereignty. With the loss …

The well-established pattern of Executive expansionism and limited oversight of Executive
action in times of terrorism is problematic from the civil libertarian point of view. How to limit …

In this book, Fiona de Londras presents an overview of counter-terrorist detention in the US
and the UK and the attempts by both states to achieve a downward recalibration of …

WHAT DOES LA WFARE MEAN? law's relationship with terrorism, war, and national security
was altered. 2 The proliferation and institutionalization of international law that had followed …

Commenting on the US Supreme Court decision in Boumediene v. Bush and the US
occupation of the Naval Station at Guantdnamo Bay, Cuba, this Article argues that anomaly …

The question of to what extent, manifestations of religious beliefs should be permitted in the
European public sphere has become a salient and controversial topic in recent years …

This book examines the normative debates around the American use of targeted killings. It
questions whether the Obama administration's defence of its use of targeted killings is …

In einem Essay der französischen Tageszeitung Libération von 1992 stellte Giorgio
Agamben (2001) die Vermutung an, dass angesichts der Transformationsprozesse, in …

Prisons have featured repeatedly in narratives of terrorist and other violent extremist groups.
Such groups have exploited the imprisonment of their members as a propaganda tool aimed …

Counter-terrorist internment is generally rejected as illegitimate from a human rights
perspective. However, while the practice of counter-terrorist internment has long resulted in …