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EU: Report on the democratic oversight of the security services

01 June 2007

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"Venice Commission" (CoE): Report on the democratic oversight of the security services (56 pages, pdf).

"Security services have inbred in them a potential of abuse of State power. The subjectivity and flexibility of the notion of “national security”, combined with its vital importance to the State, mean that governments have a wide margin of manoeuvre in this area. They could be tempted to use the security services to pursue illegitimate aims. It is thus necessary to establish mechanisms to prevent political abuse, while providing for effective governance of the agencies."

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