Right to truth and state secret: from an international perspective to the constitutional experiences of the United States of America and Italy

Rosa, Irene (A.A. 2024/2025) Right to truth and state secret: from an international perspective to the constitutional experiences of the United States of America and Italy. Tesi di Laurea in Security law and constitutional protection, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Raffaele Bifulco, pp. 270. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

The right to truth: foundations, evolutions and legal recognition in international and regional systems. Truth, democracy and historical memory: political and ethical foundations. The emergence of the right to truth in international law: a gradual construction. The role of united nations instruments in shaping the right to truth. The judicial recognition of the right to truth in regional human rights systems. State secrecy: theoretical foundations and modern functions. The US secrecy regime: law, national security and the right to know. State secrecy and the right to truth in the United States. Origins and consolidation of US national security infrastructure. Oversight mechanisms in the US security system. Post-9/11 expansions. The Italian state secrecy regime: constitutional foundations, oversight and judicial challenges. Constitutional and legal foundations. Origins and development of the security apparatus. Oversight mechanisms of state secrecy. Case study: Abu Omar. From domestic justice to European justice. Comparative considerations between the American system and the Italian system.

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Bibliografia: pp. 240-270.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: Security law and constitutional protection
Thesis Supervisor: Bifulco, Raffaele
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Fasone, Cristina
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Session: Autumn
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2026 12:36
Last Modified: 04 Jun 2026 12:36
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46064

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