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
Autor principal: Sagar, Rahul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Democracy.
Journalism.
Secrecy.
National security.
Executive power.
Whistleblowing
Staatsgeheimnis
Official secrets.
Leaks (Disclosure of information)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > International Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Executive Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
88.20 public organization, public management.
Alerte professionnelle > Aspect politique.
Fuites (Divulgation d'informations)
Secrets d'État.
Whistle blowing > Political aspects.
USA
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9781400848201

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