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Legislative response to international terrorism

Epifanio, Mariaelisa·2011·Journal of Peace Research
DOI 10.1177/0022343311399130
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Abstract

This article presents a new dataset dubbed LeRIT which identifies the legislative response to international terrorism in 20 liberal Western democracies, 2001–08. The dataset distinguishes 30 regulations governments may implement with the intention of reducing the risk of terrorist attacks. LeRIT covers legislation dealing with, inter alia, the rights of the executive to intercept, collect and store communications for anti-terrorist purposes, changes in pre-charge detention for terror suspects and modifications of immigration regimes. I aggregate these distinct regulations into three composite indices, distinguishing according to the main target of regulations, citizens, suspects, and immigrants. This dataset contributes to the analysis of the consequences of international terrorism and provides a detailed account of the patterns in the legislative response to international terrorism from 2000 to 2008. I show that while all liberal Western democracies reinforced their counter-terrorist legislation, the scope of countries' regulatory response to terrorism differed largely. Some countries (i.e. the UK and the USA) implemented the full battery of regulatory responses while others (i.e. Scandinavian countries but also Canada and Switzerland) remained reluctant to cut deeply into the net of civil rights for citizens, suspects and immigrants alike. To further demonstrate the potential usefulness of the dataset, the article includes an example of analysis on the legislative response to international terrorism. The reported baseline model suggests that a combination of risk assessment and political factors influence governments' willingness to cut deep into the net of civil rights.

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  1. Beckman, 2007, Comparative Legal Approaches to Homeland Security
  2. Berner, 2007, Jihad: Bin Laden in His Own Words

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Authors
Epifanio, M.
Affiliations
University of Essex (GB)
Corresponding author
Epifanio, Mariaelisa
ORCID
Epifanio, Mariaelisa
Venue
Journal of Peace Research
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2011-04-08
Volume
48
Issue
3
Pages
399-411
ISSN
  • 0022-3433 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-3578
DOI
10.1177/0022343311399130
OpenAlex
W1971291806
Cited by
78
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 2
FWCI
17.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Peace Research (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Economic and Social Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Law and Evidence
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
Keywords
counter-terrorism legislation, civil liberties, immigration policy, liberal democracy, risk assessment

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