Course Information

Course Number

582

Credits

3

Area of Study & Practice

  • Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • International, Transnational, and Comparative Law

JD Graduation Requirements

This course typically satisfies all or some of the following JD graduation requirements:
  • Writing

National Security Law

A study of presidential and congressional national security powers under the Constitution and case law; the domestic effect of international law; the use of military force in international relations; investigating terrorism and other national security threats, with a focus on surveillance and other counter-terrorism measures; prosecuting terrorists in the federal courts; detention and trial of terrorists by military commissions; the domestic use of the military in law enforcement; public access to national security information in civil litigation; and restraints on disclosing and publishing national security information.


Please note that course organization and content may vary substantially from semester to semester and descriptions are not necessarily professor specific. Please contact the instructor directly if you have particular course-related questions.

Sections/Instructors

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2013
Sakai Site

Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. USAF (Ret.), Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2012
Sakai Site

Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. USAF (Ret.), Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2012
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman, Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. USAF (Ret.)
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2011
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman, Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. USAF (Ret.)
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2011
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman, Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. USAF (Ret.)
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2010
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Spring 2010
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2009
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2009
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2008
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2008
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2007
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2007
E-mail List • Blackboard Site

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2006

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2006

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2005
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Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2005

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2004

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.02
Spring 2004

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Fall 2003

Scott L. Silliman
National Security Law 582.01
Spring 2003