When should state secrets stay secret? : accountability, democratic governance, and intelligence /
Lester, Genevieve, 1973-
When should state secrets stay secret? : accountability, democratic governance, and intelligence / Genevieve Lester. - xii, 239 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An analytical approach : intelligence, accountability and oversight -- Organizing secrecy : the CIA and institutional control -- External accountability : the development of congressional oversight -- Congress and oppositional oversight -- An independent judiciary? : the domestic implications of intelligence and the politics of secret oversight -- Conclusions.
9781107616530 (paperback)
Intelligence service--United States.
Legislative oversight--United States.
Disclosure of information--United States.
Official secrets--United States.
LAW / General.
327.12
When should state secrets stay secret? : accountability, democratic governance, and intelligence / Genevieve Lester. - xii, 239 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An analytical approach : intelligence, accountability and oversight -- Organizing secrecy : the CIA and institutional control -- External accountability : the development of congressional oversight -- Congress and oppositional oversight -- An independent judiciary? : the domestic implications of intelligence and the politics of secret oversight -- Conclusions.
9781107616530 (paperback)
Intelligence service--United States.
Legislative oversight--United States.
Disclosure of information--United States.
Official secrets--United States.
LAW / General.
327.12