National security secrecy (Record no. 4583)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781107576476
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 343.410SET
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Setty, Sudha N.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title National security secrecy
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2017
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi,234p.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Excessive government secrecy in the name of counterterrorism has had a corrosive effect on democracy and the rule of law. In the United States, when controversial national security programs were run by the Bush and Obama administrations - including in areas of targeted killings, torture, extraordinary rendition, and surveillance - excessive secrecy often prevented discovery of those actions. Both administrations insisted they acted legally, but often refused to explain how they interpreted the governing law to justify their actions. They also fought to keep Congress from exercising oversight, to keep courts from questioning the legality of these programs, and to keep the public in the dark. Similar patterns have arisen in other democracies around the world. In National Security Secrecy, Sudha Setty takes a critical and comparative look at these problems and demonstrates how government transparency, privacy, and accountability should provide the basis for reform.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Secrecy--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam 01/17/2025   343.410SET 004640 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book