Rahul Sagar Secrets and Leaks (Paperback)
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Further Details Title: Secrets and Leaks Condition: New EAN: 9780691168180 ISBN: 9780691168180 Publisher: Princeton University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 05/10/2016 Item Height: 235mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 397g Author: Rahul Sagar Contributor: Rahul Sagar (Preface by) Language: English Subtitle: The Dilemma of State Secrecy ISBN-10: 0691168180 Description: 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? Drawing on several cases, Rahul Sagar argues that though whistleblowing can be morally justified, the fear of retaliation usually prompts officials to act anonymously--that is, to "leak" information. As a result, it becomes difficult for the public to discern when an unauthorized disclosure is intended to further partisan interests.Because such disclosures are the only credible means of checking the executive, Sagar writes, they must be tolerated, and, at times, even celebrated. However, the public should treat such disclosures skeptically and subject irresponsible journalism to concerted criticism. Country/Region of Manufacture: US Genre: Law & Politics Release Year: 2016 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
