From the viewpoint of migration and asylum policy and the fight against terrorism, justice and home affairs is a key policy area. It is also an area that raises important questions with regard to the preservation of fundamental freedoms. This engaging volume examines the emerging European Union area of freedom, security and justice at a time when key policy priorities are taking shape within the EU.

Thierry Balzacq is Research Fellow in the Justice and Home Affairs Unit at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Namur, both in Belgium. He is also Expert to the European Parliament and teaches security studies at Sciences Po Paris. He has published several articles and his main areas of interest are: the pragmatic (re)-conceptualisation of security; international relations theories; technology and the politics of violence. Sergio Carrera is a Research Fellow at CEPS. He is an external expert on 'freedom, security and justice' for the European Economic and Social Committee and on 'immigration and integration' for the European Parliament (DG IPOL). He is PhD candidate in the Faculty of Law of the University of Maastricht (The Netherlands). He is also involved with various trans-European and international projects, including CHALLENGE (Changing Landscape of European Liberty and Security), a Framework Research Programme of DG Research (European Commission). He has had several works published on integration, inclusion, migration and citizenship.

Chapter 1 The Hague Programme: The Long Road to Freedom, Security and Justice, Thierry Balzacq, Sergio Carrera; Part 1 Freedom; Chapter 2 Liberty, whose Liberty? The Hague Programme and the Conception of Freedom, Didier Bigo; Chapter 3 Asylum Legislation in the European Community and the 1951 Convention: Key Concerns regarding Asylum Instruments adopted in the 'First Phase' of Harmonization, Madeline Garlick; Chapter 4 The Bitter Fruits of an EU Common Asylum Policy, Elspeth Guild; Chapter 5 Aspects of Compatibility of Substantive EU Immigration Acquis with International and European Human Rights Law, Nicholas Sitaropoulos; Chapter 6 Integration of Immigrants Versus Social Inclusion: A Typology of Integration Programmes in the EU, Sergio Carrera; Part 2 Security; Chapter 7 The Treaty of Prüm and EC Treaty: Two Competing Models for EU Internal Security, Thierry Balzacq, Didier Bigo, Sergio Carrera, Elspeth Guild; Chapter 8 Data Surveillance and Border Control in the EU: Balancing Efficiency and Legal Protection, Evelien Brouwer; Chapter 9 Integrated Border Management at the EU Level, Peter Hobbing; Chapter 10 Negotiating the EU External Border, Laura Corrado; Chapter 11 The Outsiders: The European Neighbourhood Policy, Karen E. Smith; Chapter 12 No Constitutional Treaty? Implications for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, Sergio Carrera, Elspeth Guild; Chapter 13 CFSP after the Constitutional Treaty: The Stakes for the Future, Udo Diedrichs, Funda Tekin; Part 3 Justice; Chapter 14 Transparency, Justice and Territoriality: The EU Border Challenge, Juliet Lodge; Chapter 15 Trust-building Measures in the European Judicial Area in Criminal Matters: Issues of Competence, Legitimacy and Inter-institutional Balance, Valsamis Mitsilegas; Chapter 16 The Development of JHA: Policy Recommendations, Thierry Balzacq, Sergio Carrera;