ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jacob Rowbottom

Jacob Rowbottom is Professor of Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of University College, Oxford. He writes widely on freedom of speech, media freedom and the regulation of the democratic process. He is the author of Democracy Distorted and Media Law.

POSTS BY Jacob Rowbottom

04 February 2022

Jacob Rowbottom

Terrorism law and the erosion of free speech in the UK

The horrifying nature and unpredictability of terrorist attacks in the past two decades meant that in the UK, the extensions of state power had considerable public support in the years following 9/11. While useful to authorities dealing with an unpredictable threat, there are several factors in the laws that provide a potent recipe to erode expression rights. Continue reading >>