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This book analyses the new landscape of UK counter terrorism powers and offences and focuses upon the deleterious consequences of the so-called war on terror on freedom of political expression and association.

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Located within wider debates about ´security versus liberty´ in our post 9/11 world, the book analyses the new landscape of UK counter terrorism powers and offences and focuses upon the deleterious consequences of the so-called ´war on terror´ on freedom of political expression and association. Questioning the compatibility of recent speech-limiting measures with liberalism´s established commitment to free speech and international human rights norms, the book takes a critical look at new powers to proscribe ´extremist´ political parties, possession offences and other criminal controls (eg. Official Secrets Act prosecutions) as well as new offences such as ´glorification´ of terrorism. Less visible, extra-legal forms of censorship are also evaluated. The monograph concludes by asking how a more vigorous defence of unorthodox and unpopular forms of expression might be safeguarded in the UK.

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´The War on Terror´ Security and Expressive Freedom.- The Protection of Dissent in International Human Rights Law.- The Regulation of Political Association and Possession of Documents Under Domestic Counter-Terrorist Laws.- Incitement and Glorification of Terrorism.- Constraints on Newsgathering and the Coercion of Media Organisations.- The Disclosure of State Secrets and Dissent: Official Secrets, DA Notices and Freedom of Information.- Conclusion.

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