Secrecy, Law and Society by Greg Martin, Rebecca Scott Bray, ... - 9781138826854

Taylor & Francis

Secrecy, Law and SocietyAuthor(s): Greg Martin, Rebecca Scott Bray, Miiko Kumar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138826854, 978-1138826854\nSynopsis\nCommentators have shown how a culture of security ushered in after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 has involved exceptional legal measures and increased recourse to secrecy on the basis of protecting public safety and safeguarding national security. In this context, scholars have largely been preoccupied with the ways that increased security impinges upon civil liberties. While secrecy is justified on public interest grounds, there remains a tension between the need for secrecy and calls for openness, transparency and disclosure.\n\nIn law, secrecy has implications for the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law, raising fundamental concerns about open justice, procedural fairness and human rights. Beyond the counterterrorism and legal cont.