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B574 National and Homeland Security Law

Description This course covers one of the most important and controversial areas of law and policy facing the United States in the early 21st century-national and homeland security. National security as an area of U.S. policy and law has undergone a revolution since the events of September 11, 2001, both in terms of the country's external security vis-à-vis other nations (e.g., the war against Iraq) and the development of "homeland security" in response to the threat of global terrorism. The months immediately preceding the start of the Fall 2004 semester have seen further policy and legal developments in the area of national and homeland security, particularly the release of major reports on the war against Iraq and the events of September 11th and the Supreme Court rulings in three significant decisions in the "enemy combatant" cases. In the course, we will examine the legal framework for national and homeland security, discuss the recent enemy combatant cases decided by the Supreme Court, look at the relationship between national security and war (with emphasis on the war against Iraq), consider the counter-terrorism objectives of homeland security and analyze the implications of homeland security policy and law on civil liberties in the United States. Time permitting, we will also look at another important aspect of homeland security-consequence management in the aftermath of an attack on the U.S. homeland.

Faculty D. Fidler