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Sophie Duroy

The Regulation of Intelligence Activities under International Law

The Regulation of Intelligence Activities under International Law

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Sophie Duroy's book examines the regulation of intelligence activities under international law, arguing that states compliance with international law in intelligence matters serves their national security interests. The book identifies three layers of regulation: legality, accountability, and compliance, and demonstrates their empirical relevance through case studies of state responsibility in the CIA-led war on terror.

Format: Hardback
Length: 324 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2023
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd


Sophie Duroy delves into a comprehensive examination of intelligence activities within the framework of international law, presenting theoretical and empirical justifications to support the novel claim that states' adherence to international law in intelligence matters aligns with their national security interests. This book offers a theoretical framework for regulating intelligence activities, identifying three distinct layers of regulation: a clear legal framework governing intelligence operations (legality), a mechanism to hold states accountable for their actions (accountability), and the integration of legality and accountability into a responsive regulatory framework established by the international legal order (compliance). Through in-depth case studies of state responsibility in the CIA-led war on terror and a comprehensive analysis of the accountability of Djibouti, the Gambia, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States for their conduct in this war, the author demonstrates the empirical relevance of these three regulatory layers.

Concluding that the most reliable pathway to long-term national security lies in the effective regulation of intelligence activities under international law, this book makes an original contribution to existing theories of compliance and regulation, as well as the law of state responsibility and its enforcement. It is an essential resource for students and scholars of public international law, human rights, intelligence and security studies, and international relations. Additionally, practitioners of international law with an interest in intelligence, state responsibility, and terrorism and security law will find this book invaluable.


Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803927077

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