Secrets and Leaks : The Dilemma of State Secrecy /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sagar, Rahul (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Leaks (Disclosure of information).
Official secrets.
Whistle blowing > Political aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
Congress.
Constitution.
Freedom of Information Act.
U.S. Congress.
anonymity of disclosures.
classified information disclosure.
classified information.
courts.
democracy.
executive power.
executive privilege.
executive.
judges.
judicial review.
law.
leaking.
legitimacy.
national security.
public interest.
retaliation.
state secrecy.
statecraft.
transparency.
unauthorized disclosure.
unauthorized disclosures.
whistleblowers.
whistleblowing.
wrongdoing.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Who Watches the Watchers?
  • Chapter 1. The Problem: How to Regulate State Secrecy?
  • Chapter 2. Should We Rely on Judges? Transparency and the Problem of Judicial Deference
  • Chapter 3. Should We Rely on Congress? Oversight and the Problem of Executive Privilege
  • Chapter 4. Should the Law Condone Unauthorized Disclosures? Fire Alarms and the Problem of Legitimacy
  • Chapter 5. Should We Rely on Whistleblowers? Disobedience and the Problem of Retaliation
  • Chapter 6. Should We Trust Leakers? Anonymous Sources and the Problem of Regulation
  • Conclusion. Bitter Medicine
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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