Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi
Yazarlar: Cemil KAYA
Konular:Hukuk
Anahtar Kelimeler:Democracy,National Security,System of Official Secrecy,FOIA
Özet: Most official secrets are kept from the public for reasons that have nothing to do with national security. Also, “… history teaches that secrecy cannot always be equated with improved security and instead may harm the nation”. This article deals with official secrecy in the UK in terms of official secrets acts. For this purpose first, the article will focus on the history of the UK‟s official secrecy legislation, the attempts that have been made to change it and the most important official secrecy cases that have arisen. Second, it will analyze the current Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the light of the issue of official secrecy.