How the November 13 Paris attacks increased police powers and eroded civil liberties

In the wake of the November 13, 2015 Paris terror attacks, the French government declared a nationwide state of emergency that gave the authorities sweeping powers to fight terrorism – at the expense of some civil liberties. Ten years later, some of these exceptional legal powers have now passed into everyday law and even greater surveillance measures have been introduced.

How the November 13 Paris attacks increased police powers and eroded civil liberties
In the wake of the November 13, 2015 Paris terror attacks, the French government declared a nationwide state of emergency that gave the authorities sweeping powers to fight terrorism – at the expense of some civil liberties. Ten years later, some of these exceptional legal powers have now passed into everyday law and even greater surveillance measures have been introduced.

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