20th Annual National Security Law Institute at the University of Virginia

Every spring I am eager to endorse the National Security Law Institute, which this year will convene for the 20^th straight year under the auspices of John Norton Moore and Bob Turner’s Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia.  It is a terrific opportunity to think about a variety of national security law topics and to meet folks with similar interests.   (Full disclosure: I am now a speaker at the event, and so this promotion is self-interested I suppose).  In any event, all the information you need is on the Institute's home page at: http://www.virginia.edu/cnsl/nsli.html, including a copy of the program for last summer's Institute.  More details below: The Twentieth National Security Law Institute will take place June 3 through June 15, 2012. The National Security Law Institute provides          advanced training for professors of law and political science who teach or are preparing          to teach graduate-level courses in national security law or related subjects requiring a          detailed understanding of National Security Law. Applications are also invited from          government attorneys in the national security community who are actively engaged in the          practice of national security law or otherwise have a professional need for such training.

This annual intensive two-week course is held at the        University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville,        Virginia.  Prominent scholars and current and former government        experts will take part in lectures, panels, and debates to address        both theoretical background and important contemporary issues of        national security law.

Topics addressed include:

• Contemporary Theory Concerning the Origins of War and the "Democratic Peace"
• Aggression & Self-Defense
• United Nations Peacekeeping
• Legal and Ethical Aspects of Future War
• The International Criminal Court
• War and Treaty Powers under the Constitution
• Intelligence and Counterintelligence
• Counterproliferation
• Counterterrorism
• The Role of the Press in Military Operations

Approximately  25-30 participants are selected to attend each Institute. Participants  provide their own transportation to and from Charlottesville and will pay a  tuition fee of $1,950 for the 2012 Institute. All hotel lodging,  group meals, and course materials will be  provided. The deadline for applications for the 2012 Institute is April 16, 2012. Please contact Ms.  Julie Garmel at the Center (jg4e@virginia.edu or 434-924-4746) if you need additional information. 2012 dates: June 3-15.