 Effective accountability. Chapter 5 in The Regulation of Intelligence Activities under International Law, 2023, pp 154-183 from Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: This chapter theorises effective accountability to understand how the international legal order might regulate intelligence activities effectively. Drawing on behavioural insights and regulatory theory, I identify the conditions through which accountability constitutes an effective regulatory tool. I first conceive of the international legal order as the regulator of states’ actions. Conceptualised as a network of accountability mechanisms unique to each state, the international legal order obeys a networked, nodal mode of governance. I then analyse international legal accountability as a form of responsive regulation by the international legal order. Then, combining behavioural insights and regulatory theory, I put forward a theory of effective accountability. Accountability is effective when it embeds the principles of networked, nodal responsive regulation and leads to compliance. Finally, operationalising international legal accountability, I present an evaluative framework to assess the potential of the international legal order to hold states accountable for their wrongful acts resulting from intelligence activities. Keywords: Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:21755_5 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing |
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