New Casebooks for National Security Law and Law-and-Terrorism
For those who are in the process of picking casebooks for a national security law or law-and-terrorism course next spring, you’ll want to take a look at the following two:
“National Security Law” (5th edition)
Stephen Dycus Vermont Law School William C. Banks Syracuse University Peter Raven-Hansen George Washington University 2011.
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For those who are in the process of picking casebooks for a national security law or law-and-terrorism course next spring, you’ll want to take a look at the following two:
“National Security Law” (5th edition)
Stephen Dycus Vermont Law School William C. Banks Syracuse University Peter Raven-Hansen George Washington University 2011. 450 pages. ISBN: 978-1-4548-0395-9. With Teacher's Manual. In addition, this book is used in non-law school settings (such as West Point and the Kennedy School of Government), and as a primary research tool in the General Counsels’ offices at the FBI, CIA, Department of Defense, and other federal government agencies. The top-selling casebook in its field, providing the broadest exploration of both constitutional and domestic law issues in National Security of any book in the field, as well as thoughtful treatment of related international law topics. Features:***************** “Anti-Terrorism and Criminal Enforcement” (4th edition)Features Preface / Sample Chapters
- Cohesive thematic framework—examines law and process for using American force abroad, intelligence gathering, counterterrorism, homeland security and related civil liberties concerns, and access to sensitive government information in a democracy
- Rich, well-balanced primary materials—including judicial opinions, executive orders, executive branch legal memoranda, statutes, and legislative history
- Descriptive text provides context and informative historical and background information
- Currency and comprehensive coverage—addresses the very latest developments in the war on terrorism, torture, the Iraq War, the USA PATRIOT Act, and related issues
- Organization—the Fourth Edition has been reorganized with topics broken down into additional, shorter chapters, to better reflect the way professors actually use the materials in the classroom
- Comprehensive Teacher’s Manual—more than 400 pages, with full explanations and analysis
- Respected author team
Norm Abrams (UCLA) Thomson-West From Norm: With the usual apologies about self-promotion, I wanted to let you know that the fourth edition of my Anti-terrorism and Criminal Enforcement casebook is in press and will be published in time for January classes. The new edition is a major overhaul: the book has been streamlined and shortened to provide a coherent, up-to-date treatment of the significant legal issues that arise in U.S. terrorism investigations and prosecutions. If anyone would like to take a look at the Preface, which describes the contents of the book in some detail, please contact me off-list. With best wishes, Norman Abrams abrams@law.ucla.edu Tel. 310-794-4056
Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.
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