Democracy, Law and Security
Internal Security Systems in Contemporary Europe

The biggest problem in analyzing security services in any country is a lack of real information. When documents are declassified they are generally only of interest to historians. These essays explore the touchy subject of security in Europe.

Thirdly, the changes in their mandate and targets are discussed, in particular, towards "terrorism", "transnational organized crime" and economic intelligence. Finally, each author considers the enduring issue of how the impact of security and intelligence agencies is to be assessed in terms both of security and human rights. This book is a systematic attempt to present a collection of contemporary studies on the shifts in this crucial aspect of the operation of all states, and to do so within a framework of common themes. Although significant differences remain in the operation of security intelligence, all the authors highlight the common dilemmas that accompany the attempt to provide security but to do so democratically

The beloved Lands of Undercover: Democracy and secrecy - the French intelligence community, Jean-Paul Brodeur and Nicolas Dupeyron
Intelligence services in Belgium - a story of legitimation and legalization, Lode van Outrive. From Dictatorship to Democracy: The Spanish intelligence services, Andrea Gim nez-Salinas
National security in Hungary, Istvan Szikinger
Security services in Poland and their oversight, Andrzej Rzeplinski. Security Intelligence in Stable Democracies: Security and intelligence structures in The Netherlands, Peter Klerks
Internal security in Sweden, Iain Cameron and Dennis T llborg
The globalization of security and intelligence agencies: a report on the Canadian intelligence community, Jean-Paul Brodeur. Security Intelligence in Old and New "Superpowers": Security intelligence services in the United Kingdom, Peter Gill
Parliament, media and the control of intelligence in Germany, Shlomo Shpiro. Conclusion: National security and political policing - some thoughts on values, ends and law, Laurence Lustgarten.