Abstract
The present study explores the paradoxes of 'militant democracy'. It is a reaction to a constitutional history in particular: the fragility of the Weimar Republic before the war and its destruction by a totalitarian movement. In today‟s world, this is not a new phenomenon: legal and political history have witnessed many occasions when this concept was adopted to protect the State‟s existence. As it is an interpretive instrument hence, many states responded with tough new anti_x0002_terrorism laws with little regard for the rights and the liberties of the people and justified their actions. Now, this article will try to reveal the damage done by these anti-terrorism laws to Human Rights in general and freedom of expression Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights in particular.