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Secrets and leaks : the dilemma of state secrecy

Title
Secrets and leaks : the dilemma of state secrecy / Rahul Sagar.
Author
Sagar, Rahul.
Publication
Princeton; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2013]

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Description
xiii, 281 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Secrets and Leaks examines the complex relationships among executive power, national security, and secrecy. State secrecy is vital for national security, but it can also be used to conceal wrongdoing. How then can we ensure that this power is used responsibly? Typically, the onus is put on lawmakers and judges, who are expected to oversee the executive. Yet because these actors lack access to the relevant information and the ability to determine the harm likely to be caused by its disclosure, they often defer to the executive's claims about the need for secrecy. As a result, potential abuses are more often exposed by unauthorized disclosures published in the press. But should such disclosures, which violate the law, be condoned? -- Publisher website.
Subject
  • Official secrets
  • Leaks (Disclosure of information)
  • Whistle blowing > Political aspects
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security
  • Staatsgeheimnis
  • Whistleblowing
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-268) and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Who watches the watchers? -- The problem : how to regulate state secrecy? -- Should we rely on judges? Transparency and the problem of judicial deference -- Should we rely on Congress? Oversight and the problem of executive privilege -- Should the law condone unauthorized disclosures? Fire alarms and the problem of legitimacy -- Should we rely on whistleblowers? Disobedience and the problem of retaliation -- Should we trust leakers? Anonymous sources and the problem of regulation -- Bitter medicine -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Call Number
JFE 15-2739
ISBN
  • 9780691149875 (hardback)
  • 0691149879 (hardback)
LCCN
2013007163
OCLC
841515653
Author
Sagar, Rahul.
Title
Secrets and leaks : the dilemma of state secrecy / Rahul Sagar.
Publisher
Princeton; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-268) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-2739
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