Öffentliche Sicherheit und Freiheit

Abstract

From ‘11th September’ to ‘the coronavirus pandemic’, public security has been subject to a rapid process of change: the separation of internal and external security is being eroded, and police and criminal law are being Europeanised and internationalised. The concepts of ‘security states’, ‘friend and foe law’ and ‘a state of emergency’ are endangering freedom. In addition to the threat posed by Islamism, right-wing extremism, which has been increasing for years, has turned into neo-Nazi terrorism. Our allegedly strong democracy is proving to be both brittle and yet, at the same time, necessary for an open (immigrant) society, and security agencies are not unimpeachable. The 3rd redesigned and expanded edition of this book addresses the following points, with special references to political theory and rulings by the Federal Constitutional Court: Security and freedom in a ‘state of emergency’ Security and an open society New security and ‘friend and foe law’ Security, immigration and democracy Terrorism (Right-wing) extremism and bans on political parties Europeanisation of security Out-of-area deployment of the German military and in police situations Internationalisation of criminal justice