Security and European Human Rights: protecting individual rights in times of exception and military action

This book addresses a central question of the relationship between law and exception in European liberal democracies. In the post 11/9 period, political actors have sought to justify reliance on emergency measures adopted under exceptional procedures in the fight against political violence. How then do the European supra national judges respond to the claim to exceed law in the name of collective security? By analysing the European Convention on Human Rights and its interpretation by the European Court of Human Rights, the author examines the meaning of rule of law in pursuit of human rights protection in Europe.