Mr. Hollande's government introduced legislation last week that would criminalize going abroad for terrorist training and extend police powers to monitor the Internet.
Lawmakers say these additions will reassert the status quo, not extend police and spies' reach.Civil liberties campaigners and a smattering of parliamentarians disagree.
It's deeply worrying that a new law proposed by the Danish government, to come into force just days before the start of negotiations, seeks to extend police powers for arresting protesters.
In record time, Emanuel successfully exploited the fact that Chicago will host the upcoming G8 and Nato summit meetings to increase his police powers and extend police surveillance, to outsource city services and privatize financial gains, and to make permanent new limitations on political dissent.
Abbott announced on Tuesday his plans to broaden the listing criteria for terrorist organisations, lower the threshold for arrest without warrant for terrorism offences, extend police and intelligence agencies' powers to stop, question and detain suspects, and make it easier for the Australian federal police (AFP) to seek control orders on returning foreign fighters.
Here is the paradox of the progressive liberal, committed to greater diversity and "working together" with the community while being hungry to extend police powers and protect the force against external scrutiny; an opponent of class divisions who failed to inspire the lower ranks; a moderniser who savoured the traditional benefits of joining the great and the good.
The home secretary announced plans for a new police bill to extend police-led prosecutions, overhaul the complaints system, and change the use of bail.
Despite the risks of drug detection at festivals and parties, many states are actually looking to extend police powers.
There was much talk of an "extended police family" consisting of coppers, guards and local-government workers.
She was considering extending police prosecutions to other low-level offences and would make an announcement later this summer, she said.
