Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theoretical perspectives on anti-terrorism law and policy -- Terrorism and the counter-terrorism discourse / Laura K. Donahue -- The question of a generic definition of terrorism under general international law / C. L. Lim -- The state of emergency in legal theory / David Dyzenhaus -- Stability and flexibility: a dicey business / Orin Gross -- Terrorism, risk perception and judicial review / Victor V. Ramraj -- Comparative study of anti- terrorism measures -- The criminal law and terrorism / Kent Roach -- And fairness for all? asylum, national security and the rule of law / Colin Harvey -- The financial war on terrorism / Kevin E. Davis -- Terrorism and technology: policy changes and current responses / Mary W. S, Wong -- Recent developments relating to terrorism and aviation security / Alan Khee-Jin Tan -- International responses to combat maritime terrorism / Robert C. Beckman -- Anti-terrorism law and policy in Asia -- Law nd terror: Singapore stories and Malaysian dilemmas / Michael Hor -- Indonesia's anti-terrorism law / Hikmaanto Juwana -- The Philippines: the weakest link in the fight against terrorism? / H. Harry L. Roque, Jr. -- Japan's response to terrorism post 9/11 / Mark Fenwick -- Legal and institutional responses to terrorism in India / V. Vijayakumar -- enacting security laws in Hong Kong / Simon N M. Young -- Regional cooperation -- Southeast Asian cooperation on anti terrorism: the dynamics and limits of regional responses / Simon S. C. Tay and Tan Hsien Li -- Anti-terrorism law and policy: the case of the European Union / Jorg Monar -- Anti-terrorism law and policy in the west -- Legislative over-breadth, democratic failure and the judicial response: fundamental rights and the UK's anti-terrorist illegal policy / Helen Fenwick and Gavin Phillipson -- United States responses to September 11 / William C. Banks -- Canada's response to terrorism / Kent Roach -- The rule of law and the regulation of terrorism in Australia and New Zealand / George Williams -- Anti-terrorism measures in Africa, the Middle East and Argentina -- Terrorism and governance in South Africa and Eastern Africa / C. H. Powell -- Rocks, hard places and human rights: anti-terrorism law and policy in Arabic states / Lynn Welchman -- Terrorism in Argentina: government as its own worst enemy / William C. Banks and Alejandro D. Carrio -- Postscript: some recent developments / Victor V. Ramraj, Michael Hor and Kent Roach.