Linda Bishai teaches international law and the use of force as an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University, USA. In addition to research on international law issues, she has focused on countering violent extremism and security sector reform.  

Ch 1: Introduction.- Ch 2: Law, Security and the State of Perpetual Emergency.- .- Ch 3: Drone Warfare and the Emergence of Exceptional Space.- Ch 4: 'Lawfare' and Counterterrorism under Democratic and Authoritarian Regimes.- Ch 5: Lowing the bar: the fragility of the 'rehabilitative ideal' in the penal responses to terrorism crimes.- Ch 6: Unintended Consequences of Swedish Asylum Procedures: National Security Implications of Refugees Stuck in Legal Limbo.- Ch 7: 'Extremely loud and incredibly close': Criminal Terrorism and Exceptional Legislation in Italy.- Ch 8: Anti-terrorism as Neo-Colonialism.- Ch 9: Institutionalizing Irregularities: Terrorism prosecutions in the specialized 'court' of Saudi Arabia.- Ch 10: The heavy cost of a state of emergency on policing.- Ch 11: Sovereign and Belligerent Powers .- Ch 12: Conclusion.