Jan 16, 2025  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

LAW 7569 - National Security Law


National Security law focuses on how law regulates U.S. national security policies, practices, and institutions.  Organized as an introduction into these issues, it covers: how national security responsibilities are shared between the branches of government, the role of international law, the use of armed forces abroad, intelligence operations, and detention.  This includes topics such as NSA operations, Guantanamo, and conflicts in Afghanistan, Libya, and Vietnam.  Legal sources studied include: the Constitution, statutes, treaties, customary international law, executive orders, departmental regulations, and historical precedents.  Prerequisite: Constitutional Law . This course will satisfy the Practice-Oriented Writing Requirement.  Enrollment is limited to 20 students.  This course is an approved elective for the International Law Certificate. Letter grade. 3 credits