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.[citation needed] The term has been used in reference to some counterterrorist measures[1] taken by the Bush Administration in the United States following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Patriot act has been referred to as having secret interpretations.[2]
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- ^ "The Arrival of Secret Law". FAS Project on Government Secrecy. 14 November 2004. http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2004/11/111404.html. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Ackerman, Spencer. "There’s a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says". Wired. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/secret-patriot-act/. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
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