"This study examines the performance of the European Parliament (EP) in EU area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) law and policy-making from the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty until the end of the first half of 2013. The study places the EP in the new post-Lisbon institutional setting, documenting its transition to ‘AFSJ decision-maker’, and its new powers to shape and make policy, covering the EU’s internal and external security agenda" (Quoted from paper)