HLS 112 - National Security Law

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Examines the revolutionary age in which we live and how national security law is changing and being redefined to address that revolution. No area within the law has been more significantly affected by the September 11^th terrorist attack on the United States than the law related to national security. As successive administrations wrestle with defining “jurisdiction,” national security law takes on an ever increasing importance in a world that is drawn even closer together through “globalization.” This course will analyze the functioning of national security laws and their impact on society. It will also balance United States Constitutional principles against the need for security.

Prerequisite(s): HLS 111 or permission of director.

Note: Typically offered at MC and OL; fall, spring, and summer terms.

Course Outcomes:

Demonstrate the ability to properly interpret and apply essential information
- Define national security law.
- Compare and contrast principles of jurisdiction.
- Analyze historical patterns of jurisdiction.
- Analyze the function of mass media and its role in contributing to, preventing and intervening in terrorist activities.
Examine, calculate and project outcomes of domestic and international trials involving terrorist activities.
- Explain the actual application of national security laws given specific case scenarios.
- Construct a legal defense and or prosecution case for terrorism cases.
- Analyze and articulate possible futures for the evolution of national security law.
Evaluate the utility of national security laws
- Assess the validity of certain national security laws.
- Examine the short and long term effects of national security laws on U.S. citizens, immigration and foreign relations.