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Apr 20, 2024
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LAW 3924 - National Security and the Law
This course is an introduction to national security law including presidential and congressional powers under our Constitution. We will examine select international security laws to augment our understanding of U.S. law and the role the United States plays on the global security stage. Students will learn the rudiments of the government’s national security powers. Despite learning fundamental legal support we will also address and respond to ever developing current events. We will examine the use of military force and issues involving intelligence operations at home and abroad and discuss the government’s role in interrogation, detention, targeting, surveillance, intelligence gathering and access to national security information. We will gain an understanding of the roles of intelligence agencies such as the CIA, FBI, NSA and DIA. We will unmask the real world challenges to the law of national security. We will cover such themes as the allocation of power between Congress and the President on matters of foreign policy and war making, as well as the role of the judiciary in checking the political branches. We will study domestic sources of law, for example- the Constitution, the National Security Act, the War Powers Resolution, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Military Commissions Act. We will address new developments in the field as they arise. Perhaps most importantly, we will tackle the challenges to the laws of war in a cybersecurity environment. Though not a course on war and terrorism, events related to cyberwarfare and terrorism will feature heavily as they have occurred and as they will inevitably develop during the course of the semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
None.
Credits: 3
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