Home›Subcategories›Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsSubcategoriesCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts7 of 44 entries in Statutes and Acts. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextLaw Atlas. "Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://dev-law.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/statute-act/criminal-law-national-security-and-public-order-acts.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextLaw Atlas. (n.d.). Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://dev-law.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/statute-act/criminal-law-national-security-and-public-order-actsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{lawatlas-criminal-law-national-security-and-publi, author = {Law Atlas}, title = {Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-law.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/statute-act/criminal-law-national-security-and-public-order-acts}, note = {Accessed September 2, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingStatutes defining criminal offenses connected to state security, espionage or public order, or expanding government investigative and enforcement power in their name. Belongs here: the Espionage Act of 1917, criminalizing interference with military recruitment and the disclosure of national-defense information; and the USA PATRIOT Act, expanding United States surveillance and law-enforcement authority after the September 11 attacks. Does not belong here: a statute whose primary subject is ordinary civil or economic regulation rather than security or criminal enforcement, grouped by its own subject instead.Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)BrowseCompareSelect all 7Alien and Sedition ActsCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts1 linkEspionage Act of 1917Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts2 linksForeign Intelligence Surveillance ActCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts1 linkNational Prohibition ActCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts1 linkOfficial Secrets Act 1911Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts1 linkPeace Preservation Law (1925, Japan)Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts1 linkUSA PATRIOT ActCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts2 linksComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year