“Ceci n’est pas un état d’urgence” - Analysis of the Belgian legal framework for the fight against terrorism

The recent wave of attacks has not failed to spark a debate in Europe on the establishment of a so-called state of emergency. Belgium has not escaped this, in particular because of the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015 and those in Brussels on 22 March 2016. The city of Brussels also experienced exceptional circumstances from 21 to 26 November 2015. During these days the maximum level of threat was declared on the territory of the capital and its surroundings, the threat of attack having been deemed "serious and imminent" by the Belgian Coordination Body for Threat Analysis (OCAM). However,... Mehr ...