France approved legislation on 25 May that will give authorities increased policing powers . Among the new measures are greater measures to detain terrorism suspects , place individuals under house arrest , employ surveillance cameras , and use deadly force to stop terrorist acts . This represents the last in a number of legislative changes that the government has pushed through since the devastating 2015 terrorist attacks on civilians . However , the legislation has not been without controversy . Some members of the judiciary and advocacy groups have argued that the government is looking to institutionalise the security measures that came into effect with the state of emergency that followed the attacks on the capital .
France approved legislation on 25 May that will give authorities increased policing powers. Among the new measures are greater powers to detain terrorism suspects, place individuals under house arrest, employ surveillance techniques, and use deadly force to stop terrorist acts. This represents the last in a number of legislative changes that the government has pushed through since the November 2015 terrorist attacks on Paris. However, the legislation has not been without controversy. Some members of the judiciary and rights groups have argued that the government is looking to institutionalise the exception measures that came into effect with the state of emergency that followed the attacks on the capital.