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This volume explores the ways law both traffics in and regulates secrecy.

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"Rather than fall into an easy rendering of law as either requiring transparency or secrecy, this volume reveals that this distinction is itself a false dichotomy. It points out the paradox that the very idea of transparency itself relies to some extent on keeping sources a secret, and treats the question of law and its relationship to secrecy with delicacy and sophistication."—James Martel, San Francisco State University
"This compelling interdisciplinary volume raises the timely question of transparency in law and governance. Sarat, Douglas, and Umphrey deliver a rich, nuanced exploration in this new collection of essays that will prove useful for students of law, politics, and humanities."—Sara Murphy, New York University

The Secrets of Law

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      Publisher Stanford University Press
      Published 31 October 2012
      ISBN-13 9780804782593
      978-0804782593
      ISBN-10 0804782598
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      Methods, theory and philosophy of law Books by Austin Sarat

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume explores the ways law both traffics in and regulates secrecy.

      Trade Review
      "Rather than fall into an easy rendering of law as either requiring transparency or secrecy, this volume reveals that this distinction is itself a false dichotomy. It points out the paradox that the very idea of transparency itself relies to some extent on keeping sources a secret, and treats the question of law and its relationship to secrecy with delicacy and sophistication."—James Martel, San Francisco State University
      "This compelling interdisciplinary volume raises the timely question of transparency in law and governance. Sarat, Douglas, and Umphrey deliver a rich, nuanced exploration in this new collection of essays that will prove useful for students of law, politics, and humanities."—Sara Murphy, New York University

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