Restrictive measures and the fight against terrorism in the european union: Recent lessons from the court of justice of the EU

Abstract

The attacks in Paris, on November 2015, reminded us again, and in the worst of ways, that the so-called “war on terror” has dramatically changed our way of living in increasing globalized and dangerous societies. As a reaction to the Paris attacks, President Hollande emblematically affirmed that “France is at war”, declaring a state of emergency and closing the nation’s borders. Unsurprisingly, the French President called for the adoption of new laws, urging lawmakers to approve a three-month extension of the nation’s state of emergency, and two days after the attacks, France launched its biggest raids in Syria to date.