What do judges say on the protection of intelligence secrets?

This article discusses the role of the discourse of law in legitimizing the protection of intelligence secrets. It draws on examples from the United Kingdom and the United States to illustrate rhetorical regularities with respect to the need to protect intelligence officers, agents, sources and meth...

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Published in:Intelligence and national security 2019-01, Vol.34 (1), p.62-77
Main Author: Lefebvre, Stéphane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classified information
Disclosure
Effectiveness
Intelligence
Intelligence gathering
Judges & magistrates
Law
National security
Rhetoric
Secrecy
Secrets
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Summary:This article discusses the role of the discourse of law in legitimizing the protection of intelligence secrets. It draws on examples from the United Kingdom and the United States to illustrate rhetorical regularities with respect to the need to protect intelligence officers, agents, sources and methods, the effectiveness of intelligence agencies, international intelligence relationships and the effects of a mosaic of disclosed information. It concludes that judges produce specialized knowledge on state secrecy that plays a part in shaping the understanding of state secrecy in society.
ISSN:0268-4527
1743-9019
DOI:10.1080/02684527.2018.1526494