Legal Transparency as a National Security Strategy

dc.creator	Yoni Eshpar
dc.date	2013-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:41Z
dc.identifier	2307-793X
dc.identifier	2307-8634
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/2399e42d356b499d9131ad9cbe6afd5a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9201
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/2399e42d356b499d9131ad9cbe6afd5a
dc.description	The act of taking initiative is considered the preferred modus operandi within the various spheres that shape and deﬁne the concept of Israel’s national security: on the battleﬁeld and in diplomacy, as well as on the media front. Conventional wisdom within all these spheres is that one should not be dragged along by the force of events, nor should one ever allow an adversary to deﬁne the terms of the battle. The legal realm, however, would appear to be an exception to this rule. Although recognition of its importance has greatly increased in recent years, thinking on the subject remains limited to the defensive and reactive; in other words, thinking is limited to the question of how to furnish the political and operational echelon with professional advice and the proper means of defense against court petitions, lawsuits, commissions of inquiry, and other legal proceedings in Israel and abroad. These are important tasks, but is it the sum total of the law’s ability to contribute to security? What about a more comprehensive legal strategy that is more proactive and takes the initiative? What beneﬁt, if any, would it have, and at what price? This article addresses these questions by reviewing the public legal campaign, unprecedented in form and scope, waged by the Obama administration throughout its ﬁrst term.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Institute for National Security Studies
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dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-793X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2307-8634
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Military and Strategic Affairs, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 3-21 (2013)
dc.subject	Barak Obama
dc.subject	security
dc.subject	United States
dc.subject	moral
dc.subject	international law
dc.subject	al-Qaeda
dc.subject	Bush administration
dc.subject	national security
dc.subject	counterterrorism
dc.subject	human rights
dc.subject	law
dc.subject	legal framework
dc.subject	military
dc.subject	policies
dc.subject	international humanitarian law
dc.subject	criticisms
dc.subject	media
dc.subject	speech
dc.subject	targeted killings
dc.subject	Israel
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.title	Legal Transparency as a National Security Strategy
dc.type	Article