U.S. Intelligence Law
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Nate Delmar
National Security Law Librarian
Compilations of Primary Sources
Primary sources governing the U.S. Intelligence Community include the United States Constitution, statutes, directives, executive orders, regulations and agency documents. The following two sources provide the most important of these (unclassified) legal authorities:
- Intelligence Community Legal Reference Book byCall Number: KF4850 .A3 2016The 2020 edition is available online at dni.gov and via HeinOnline. "The Intelligence Community draws much of its authority and guidance from the body of law contained in this collection."
- The U.S. Intelligence Community Law Sourcebook: a compendium of national security related laws and policy documents byCall Number: KF4850 .U546th ed. Includes a new section of unclassified U.S. strategy documents.
Books
Search the library catalog, JACOB, to locate books in our library. Search JACOB+ to locate books and articles. To search local academic libraries' collections, use the WRLC catalog.
Intelligence As Democratic Statecraft by Call Number: Online via Oxford Scholarship Online CompletePublication Date: 2021
From Mandate to Blueprint: Lessons from Intelligence ReformCall Number: Online via Ebook CentralPublication Date: 2021
The Conduct of Intelligence in Democracies: Processes, practices, cultures by ISBN: 9781626377691Publication Date: 2019
Intelligence and State Surveillance in Modern Societies: An international perspective by ISBN: 9781787691728Publication Date: 2018
Outsourcing US intelligence: Contractors and government accountability by ISBN: 9781474450225Publication Date: 2019
Spy Watching: Intelligence accountability in the United States by ISBN: 9780190682712Publication Date: 2018
Technology and the Intelligence Community: Challenges and advances for the 21st century by ISBN: 9783319752310Publication Date: 2018
Truth to Power: A history of the U.S. National Intelligence Council by ISBN: 9780190940010Publication Date: 2019
In-depth Research Guides (PDF)
