Introduction / Mary L. Volcansek
Detention and security versus liberty in times of national emergency / David M. O'Brien
One more casualty of the "war on terror" Aya Gruber
State secrets and democratic values / Louis Fisher
What lessons can be drawn from a sui generis case? The global "war on terror" and Northern Ireland / Richard Finnegan
The British experience with terrorism : from the IRA to Al Qaeda / Mary L. Volcansek
Detention and treatment of suspected terrorists under the European convention on human rights / Donald W. Jackson
Australia's commonwealth model and terrorism / Michael C. Tolley
Judicial rejection as substantial relief : the Israeli Supreme Court and the "war on terror" / Menachem Hofnung and Karen Weinshall-Margel
Preserving rights and protecting the public : the Italian experience / Carlo Guarnieri
Squaring the circle? : fighting terror while consolidating democracy in Spain / Blanca Rodriguez Ruiz
From exception to normalcy : law, the judiciary, civil rights, and terrorism in Colombia, 1984-2004 / Victor M. Uribe-Urán and Harry Mora
Conclusion : lessons learned / Mary L. Volcansek and John F. Stack, Jr.