Espionage and Secrecy (Routledge Revivals)

Rosamund Thomas

Illustrations; Foreword by John C. Smith C.B.E., Q.C., LL.D., F.B.A.; Preface; Acknowledgmeents; 1 History of the Official Secrets Acts 1911-1989 of the United Kingdom; 1.1 The Official Secrets Act 1911 1.2 The Amending Act of 1920 (that is, the Official Secrets Act 1920) 1.3 The Official Secrets Acts of 1939 and 1989; 2 Espionage and related offences: More recent analyses of section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (as amended); 2.1 Definition of espionage and related offences in section 1 2.2 Definition of ‘purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State 2.3 Definition of mens rea in relation to section 1 2.4 Definition of ‘useful to the enemy’; 3 More recent analyses of the Official secrets Acts 1911-1989; 3.1 Definition of the power to exclude the public from court proceeding in Official Secrets cases 3.2 Definition of an ‘act of preparatory to the commission of an offence’ under the Official Secrets Act 3.3 Definition of ‘prohibited place’ in the Official Secrets Acts; 4 The consent of the Attorney-General to prosecutions under the Official Secrets Acts (with examples of section 1 offences); 4.1 The role and powers of the Attorney-General and other Law Officers of the Crown 4.2 The consent (that is, fiat) of the Attorney-General to prosecutions under the Official Secrets Acts (with examples of section 1 offences) Conclusions 4.3.1 General conclusions about the role and powers of the Attorney-General 4.3.2 Conclusions about the consent of the Attorney-General to prosecutions under the Official Secrets Acts; 5 Espionage and related offences: Problems of evidence in connection with Section 1 cases; 5.1 The law of evidence in criminal proceedings generally 5.2 Sources of, and problems regarding, evidence in espionage and related cases under section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 (as amended) 5.2.1 Sources of evidence in espionage and related cases under section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 5.2.2 Problems regarding evidence in connection with espionage and related cases under section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 5.3 Conclusions 5.3.1 The ‘Cyprus Eight’ case and judicial evidence 5.3.2 General conclusions about the law of evidence in espionage cases; 6 Espionage and secrecy today; 6.1 The Official Secrets Act 1989 of the United Kingdom and the Security Service Act 1989 6.1.1 The Official Secrets Act 1989 6.1.2 The Security Service Act 1989 6.2 General conclusions: espionage and secrecy today; Author’s postscript; APPENDICES 1 The basic court system in England and Wales 2 Section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, as amended in 1920 3 Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, as amended in 1920 (now repealed) 4 The Official Secrets Act 1989 which replaced section 2 of the 1911 Act 5 The Security Service Act 1989; List of Abbreviations; List of Cases; List of Statutes; List of Statutory Instruments; Bibliography; Index