Secret law

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A secret law is a binding statute, regulation, policy, or directive that, for one reason or another, has been kept secret from the persons to whom it applies. Such laws were common in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. The term has resurfaced in the United States since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, in reference to certain counterterrorist measures employed by the Bush Administration.

[edit] See also

• Glasnost
• Sunshine laws
• Ignorantia juris non excusat
• Gilmore v. Gonzales

[edit] External links

• The Arrival of Secret Law – FAS Secrecy News