Perhaps the United States has secret law because it's one of a very small set of jurisdictions (read: pretty much only) that subjects the most classified action

Perhaps the United States has secret law because it's one of a very small set of jurisdictions (read: pretty much only) that subjects the most classified actions to a comprehensive and deeply integrated legal framework. For some interesting reading, check out Intelligence Oversight, a toolkit, by the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces[1] [1] http://www.dcaf.ch/Publications/Overseeing-Intelligence-Services-A-Toolkit http://www.dcaf.ch/Publications/Overseeing-Intelligence-Serv...