This book examines the constitutional treatment of national security
in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. These four states share
their Commonwealth heritage and are members, alongside the USA, of the
Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance. The book takes a comparative
approach to the institutions through which, and tools with which,
these four states seek to protect their national security against the
threats of both terrorism and hostile state activity and how they have
evolved over time. It identifies and examines the various specialised
institutions, inside and outside of legislatures, which have grown up
to oversee the exercise of public power for national security purposes
while maintaining the required secrecy. It argues that the extent of
the borrowing and sharing between these jurisdictions in the domain of
national security, now and in the past, permits us to talk about a
Commonwealth model of national security constitutionalism.
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Product details
ISBN
9781509971961
Published
2024
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury UK
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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