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• Preliminary Pages
• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• Table of Cases
• Table of Statutes
• Table of International Instruments

1. Introduction: Letters from the Front Miriam Gani and Penelope Mathew

Part One — Identifying the Threat and Choosing the Weapons

2. Islam and the Politics of Terrorism: Aspects of the British Experience John Strawson
3. Another Modest Proposal: In Defence of the Prohibition against Torture Desmond Manderson
4. Protecting Constitutionalism in Treacherous Times: Why ‘Rights’ Don’t Matter W Wesley Pue

Part Two — Preparing the Ground: Balance, Proportionality, and Public Perceptions

5. Balancing Security and Liberty: Critical Perspectives on Terrorism Law Reform Simon Bronitt
6. Lay Perceptions of Terrorist Acts and Counter-Terrorism Responses: Role of Motive, Offence Construal, Siege Mentality and Human Rights Mark Nolan
7. The Proportionality Principle in the Context of Anti-Terrorism Laws: An Inquiry into the Boundaries between Human Rights Law and Public Policy Christopher Michaelsen

Part Three — Rules of Engagement: Beyond the Limits of the Law

8. More Law or Less Law? The Resilience of Human Rights Law and Institutions in the ‘War on Terror’ Andrew Byrnes
9. Black Holes, White Holes and Worm Holes: Pre-emptive Detention in the ‘War on Terror’ Penelope Mathew
10. Forgiving Terrorism: Trading Justice for Peace, or Imperiling the Peace? Ben Saul

Part Four — Reports from Two Theatres of War: Legislation, Sanctions and Prosecutions in Europe and Australia

11. The European Union as a Collective Actor in the Fight against Post-9/11 Terrorism: Progress and Problems of a Primarily Cooperative Approach Jörg Monar
12. The European Union, Counter-Terrorism Sanctions against Individuals and Human Rights Protection Gabriele Porretto
13. How Does it End? Reflections on Completed Prosecutions under Australia’s Anti-Terrorism Legislation Miriam Gani
14. Executive Proscription of Terrorist Organisations in Australia: Exploring the Shifting Border between Crime and Politics Russell Hogg

Part Five — Calling a Halt: The Role of Bills of Rights

15. Strapped to the Mast: The Siren Song of Dreadful Necessity, the United Kingdom Human Rights Act and the Terrorist Threat Colm O’Cinneide
16. The ACT Human Rights Act 2004 and the Commonwealth Anti-Terrorism Act (No 2) 2005: A Triumph for Federalism or a Federal Triumph? Andrew Byrnes and Gabrielle McKinnon

• Bibliography
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Index