Anti-terrorism law and foreign terrorist fighters (1st)

The emergence of Islamic State has created new security concerns for Western nations, particularly those which have experienced a recent upsurge in domestic terrorist activities inspired by the organisation.

Whilst the nature of the terrorist threat might have changed since the early days after 9/11, domestic responses to that threat have not demonstrated a significant evolution in thinking about counter-terrorism.

Many of the measures introduced in Australia and the UK since the emergence of the foreign fighters crisis have simply updated pre-existing regimes.

Others have been more innovative, such as the Australian offence of entering a declared terrorist zone.

This book evaluates whether the new legislation introduced in Australia and the UK is, in fact, necessary, appropriate, or effective at dealing with the foreign fighter's phenomenon.