A national security education rooted in law, ethics, and shared values.
Our pillars: education, training and mentorship
The law is central to understanding today’s most pressing security challenges. At the Center for National Security, dynamic courses, projects led by recognized experts in their fields, and engaging mentorships engage our students in today’s seemingly intractable global security issues.
By the numbers
The largest national security law course offering in the country, covering topics from AI to space.
Advanced Foreign Intelligence Law
National Security and Presidential Power
Business and Human Rights in the Global Economy
Reproductive Health and International Human Rights Law
Commercial Space Law
Victim-Centered Justice
National Security Lawyering
Domestic Violent Extremism Seminar
Emerging Topics in Social Media Law
Protecting Life in Conflicts with Non-State Groups Seminar
Global Revolutions, Civic Activism, and Civil Society
Maritime Law
Issues in Disarmament: Proliferation, Terrorism, and Law of War
Nationalisms, States, and Cultural Identities Seminar
Criminal Law Across Borders
Technology and Election Integrity Seminar
Artificial Intelligence and National Security
Gain first-hand experience through the Guantanamo Observers Program
Since 2014, the Center has partnered with the Human Rights Institute to send law students on a week-long observer mission to the Guantanamo Bay military commissions. Students depart from Andrews Air Force Base and gain valuable firsthand experience over the course of one week witnessing the legal proceedings.
Immerse yourself in the world of national security law with our exclusive Proseminar
The Proseminar in National Security Law serves as the gateway course for National Security Law LL.M. Students, and it is one of the distinguishing features of the program. Composed solely of National Security Law LL.M. students, and taught in the fall semester, the course provides students with a foundation in cutting-edge national security law topics and an opportunity to think more broadly about the field.
