Terrorizing Criminal Law

Journal article

The essays in Waldron's Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs have important implications for debates about the criminalization of terrorism and terrorism-related offences and its consequences for criminal law and criminal justice. His reflections on security speak directly to contemporary debates about the preventive role of the criminal law. And his analysis of inter-personal security trade-offs invites much closer attention to the costs of counter-terrorism policies, particularly those pursued outside the criminal process. But is Waldron right to speak of a 'welcome the return to the criminal justice model'? This article considers the arguments in favour of prioritizing the prosecution of terrorist suspects and asks if their prosecution can safely proceed without undue hazard to the criminal law and criminal process. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Authors: Zedner, L

• Journal: Criminal Law and Philosophy
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 99-121
• Publication date: 2014-01-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s11572-012-9166-9
• EISSN: 1871-9805
• ISSN: 1871-9791
• Language: English
• Keywords: Criminal process; Counter-terrorism; Criminal law; Terrorism; Security; Civil liberties