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                                 "National Security Law -- Law & Public Policy." -- Dr. Stuart Malawer, J.D., Ph.D..

                                                         (Spring 2008 -- ITRN 701.003 & PUBP 701.009).

                                                                      U.S. Supreme Court

                       "This country is set apart from the rest of the world because of its unparalleled commitment to personal freedom 

                          and the dignity of the individual .... What, then, can we do to see to it that we more reliably honor our core values?

                                                          ............ Geoffrey Stone, June 20, 2008

          This is an introductory course to the legal and policy issues concerning U.S. national security today. Its emphasis is on developments since 9/11.  It focuses on the legal rules governing the formulation and execution of U.S. national security policy.  It examines U.S. and international law as well as general domestic and foreign policy considerations. In particular, the course considers the principal cases, legislation and treaties impacting U.S. national security.  Special emphasis is on the interplay of national security concerns and civil liberties in this age of global and transnational terrorism.  Professor Stuart Malawer is Distinguished Professor of Law & International Trade at George Mason University and a member of the Virginia State Bar. He is a former Chairman of the International Section of the Virginia State Bar and Special Editor of the Virginia Lawyer.

                                                                    Professor Stuart S. Malawer  

     Three aspects of this course are the following: general context is provided by lectures, student presentations assess a range of specific issues, and guest speakers add an additional range of topics.     

     General topics examined in this course include: foreign relations and separation of powers; federalism and foreign affairs; the role of the Congress and the courts in oversight; customary and conventional international law; treaties and executive agreements; war powers of the Executive and Congress;  treatment of prisoners and detainees;  rendition; intelligence legislation; national security and economic relations / foreign investment & trade controls; civil litigation and terrorism;  assessment of the Bush administration's policies.

     There is an assessment of the leading federal cases, federal statutes and international agreements concerning these topics.  (Many of the cases and statutes are specifically edited by the instructor for this class.) 

    The 1990s saw the United States grappling with bringing domestic law to bear on suing foreign states and individuals for terrorism and torture committed abroad.  Post- 9/11 saw the U.S. legal system grappling with formulating laws concerning torture and other acts committed by Americans abroad.  It often said of trade that "politics stops at the water’s edge.” Does the Constitution stop at the water’s edge?

     There are also two team presentations by use of PowerPoint's.  They are on selected critical topics addressing specifically today's crucial issues -- one set focuses on terrorism and one set assesses particular statutes.  There is a midterm and a final examination (open book and laptops permitted).

     Each presentation is 25% of the final grade. The midterm and final exam are each 25% . The course is intended to be highly interactive.  Classroom participation is critical and is considered in the final grade. 

     Guest speakers provide additional perspectives. Topics have included: domestic and international surveillance,  litigation and terrorism, cybersecurity, economic relations and national security, and prosecution of terrorists  in Iraq.

....... ASSIGNMENTS & CLASS SCHEDULE (click here).........                                       

• Team Presentations & Topics -- # 1.                                  Assistant Attorney General of National Security, Dept. of Justice &

• Team Presentations & Topics -- # 2.                                               Homeland Security Advisor (nominee), White House.  

        (Cartoons --  U.S. Law,  Foreign Policy & National Security.)

                   Summary Material -- Cases & Statutes.        

• *"Summary of Six S. Ct. Cases (2004-2008)." (Malawer).

• *"Summary of  Federal Statutes  (2008)." (Malawer)

• * Scorecard: Legality of  the Bush Administration's National Security Policies. (May 2008).

• Excerpts from Final Essay (May 2008) -- "Notes from the War on Terror."

 

[Recent News.]

       

                                                   Peter Watson, formerly Asst. National Security Advisor (Asian Affairs),

                                                         President of OPIC and Chairman of US Int'l Trade Commission.

       The following material is required:            

q       National Security Law (2d edition) (2005) edited by John Norton Moore and Robert Turner. Carolina Academic Press. The following are  chapters to be discussed:

            Ch. 4   -- Use of Force. 

            Ch. 8   -- Military Tribunals
            Ch. 11 --   National Security Strategy -- Overview
            Ch. 16 --   Constitutional Framework.
            Ch. 17 --   Authority of Congress & President.
            Ch. 18 --   Treaties.

            Ch. 19 -- National Security Process.
            Ch. 20 -- Intelligence & Counterintelligence.
            Ch. 21 -- Domestic Terrorism.
            Ch. 22 -- Access to National Security Information.

            Ch. 24 -- National Security & Fourth Amendment.
            Ch. 28 -- Dual-Use Export Controls.

            Ch. 29 -- Information Warfare & Critical Infrastructure.

            Ch. 30 -- Federal Emergency Preparedness.
            Ch. 31 -- Homeland Security.

q       National Security Law-- Documents (2d edition) (2006) edited by John Norton Moore, Guy Roberts and Robert Turner. Carolina Academic Press.  The following documents to be read: 

• 2.3   -- U.N. Charter.

• 2.6-8 - Geneva Conventions.

• 2.45 -- Convention Against Terrorism & Extortion. 

• 2.58 -- Convention for Suppression of Financing Terrorism.

• 4.10 -- Convention Against Torture.

• 4.12 -- Torture Victim Protection Act (civil action).

• 5.1-2 - National Security Act

• 5.6  --  Possee Comitatus Act.

• 5.8   -- USA Patriot Act.

• 5.9   -- Homeland Security Act.

• 5:12-13 - Foreign Terrorist Organization.

• 5:14 -- U.S. Constitution Articles.

• 5.34 -- Iraq Resolution for Use of Force.

• 5.35 -- Iraq Liberation Act.

• 5.36 -- Use of Force against 9/11 Terrorists

• 5.37 -- Use of Military Force against Iraq.

• 5.41 -- Freedom of Information Act.

• 5.42 -- Privacy Act.

• 5.43 -- Government Sunshine Act.

• 5.53 -- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

• 5:59 -- Economic Espionage Act.

• 5:61 -- Intelligence Reform & Terrorism Prevention Act.

• 5.65 -- International Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA).

• 5.58 -- Stafford Disaster Relief & Emergency Assistance Act.

• 5.69 -- Trading with the Enemy Act.

• 5.70 -- Export Administration Act.

• 5:73 -- Arms Export Control Act.

•   Law & Foreign Policy (More Cartoons !) (updated periodically).

 

       [Office Hours -- Mondays -- 6:30 - 7:20 p.m. -- Room 216.]   

 

 

                           Washington Post (June 23, 2008)

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

• General Sources & Agencies.

• Center for National Security Law (University of Virginia).

• Center for National Security Studies (Washington, D.C.)

• Center for Peace & Security Studies (Georgetown).

• National Security Archive (George Washington University).

• National Security Council (White House).

• National Security Agency.

• Dept. of  Homeland Security.

• Homeland Security (White House).

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

• U.S. Supreme Court.

  • Oral Arguments Transcripts.

  • S. Ct. Briefs (Merits).

                                          [More ..........]

• News Updates -- Interesting Articles & Reports.         [More Recent News.]

• International Law books by Dr. Malawer:

  • IMPOSED TREATIES & INTERNATIONAL LAW (Hein & Co.)
  • ESSAYS ON INTERNATIONAL LAW (Hein & Co.)
  • STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW (Hein & Co.).

• Malawer, "Supreme Court, International Law & President Bush." (2004)

• "Dept. Justice to Create New National Security Division." (DOJ Press Release March 13, 2006).

• "Potential CIA Liability for Torture." New York Times (9.16.06).

• Princeton National Security Report (2006).

• International Law & National Security (Special Issue of the Virginia Lawyer December 2006).

• Malawer, National Security -- Trade Updates (VSB Panel 2006).

• Malawer, "National Security & Global Mergers." (VSB 2006).

• Malawer, ed., "National Security & International Law" (VSB 2006).

• "Libraries & USA Patriot Act." (CRS 2005).

• "Administrative Subpoenas & National Security Letters." (CRS 2005).

• "Martial Law & National Emergency." (CRS 2005).

• "Terrorism & National Security -- Trends & Issues." (CRS 2006).

• "CFIUS & National Security." (CRS 2006).

• "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance  Act." (CRS 2006).

• "Terrorism & National Security." (CRS 2006).

• "Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment." (CRS 2006).

• "Rendition & Law of Torture." (CRS (2006).

• "War Crimes Act -- Current Issues." (CRS 2006).

• "Extraterritoriality & U.S. Criminal Law." (CRS 2006).

• "Renditions & Torture." (CRS 2006).

• "Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Direction as to Prosecute Terrorists." (GAO Report 2007).

• "National Security Reviews of Foreign Acquisitions." (GAO Report 2007).

• "Canadian Courts Restrict Terror Law." New York Times (2.24.07).

• "Supreme Court Reverses Self -- To Hear Detainee Case." International Herald Tribune (9.2.07).

• "Jack Goldsmith -- Conscience of a Conservative." New York Times Magazine (9.9.07).

• "Secret Endorsement of Torture." New York Times (10.4.07).

• "Blackwater & Lawlessness." Financial Times (10.4.07).

• "Broken Laws, Broken Lives." (Physicians for Human Rights 2008). (Report)

• "War Powers -- Miller Center Report (Baker & Christopher)." (2008).

                                                      [More ........]        [More Recent News.]

• Legislation.

• National Security Act (1947).

• Classified Information Procedures Act (1980).

• Military Jurisdiction Extraterritorial Act (2000).

• Detainee Treatment Act (2005).

• Military Commissions Act (2006).

• Foreign Investment National Security Act (2007). 

• Protect America Act 2007.

• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments (2008) (Senate Bill).

                                        [More ........]

• Treaties.

• U.N. Convention Against Torture.

• Geneva Conventions. (Int'l  Red Cross / Int'l Humanitarian Law).

                                       [More ........]

 

General Research Links & Journals.

• ESILI (Electronic Infor. System for Int'l Law / ASIL).
• Federal Judiciary (Administrative Office of  U.S. Courts).
• Find Law.com  
• Globalex (NYU) (International & Foreign Law).
• Journal of National Security Law & Policy.
• Law.com
• Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School)  
• Lexis 
• Library of Congress (Global Legal Information Network)  
• U.S. Supreme Court.

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• Government & Research Links.

• General Accountability Office (GAO).

  • "U.S Export Controls Post 9/11" (GAO 2006).

  • "National Security Review & Foreign Takeovers." (GAO March 2007).

• Terrorism & Financial Intelligence (Treasury Dept.)

  • U.S. Government Links (Terrorism)

  • U.N. Links (Terrorism).

• "National Security Law." (ABA).

• "National Security Strategy of the U.S." (White House, Sept. 2002).

• "National Security Strategy of the U.S." (White House, March 2006).

• "National Strategy for Combating Terrorism" (White House 2006).

• "National Security for Homeland Security" (White House, Oct. 2007).

• "Terrorism Reports -- FBI & Dept. of Justice." (annual).

• "National Security  & Law Society."

•  "Amnesty International -- USA 2008 Report." (Amnesty International, 2008)

• "National War Powers Commission." (University of Virginia).

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• Some Cases & Newer Cases.

• Rasul v. Bush (S. Ct. June 2004).

• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld. (S. Ct. June 2004).

• Rumsfeld v. Padilla. (S. Ct. June 2004).

• Filartiga v. Pena-Irala (2d Cir. 1980).

• United States v. Moussaoui (4th Cir. Ct., Sept. 13, 2004) (enemy combatant witnesses).

• Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (S. Ct. 2006).

• NSA Wiretap Case (D. Ct. Michigan, 2006).

• Boumediene v. Bush (S. Ct. 2008). [Edited case.]

• Munaf  v. Geren (S. Ct. 2008). [Edited case.]

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      Click here for professor Malawer's website for International Trade Relations.  (2008).

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        Stuart S. Malawer, J.D., Ph.D. is the Distinguished Professor of Law & International Trade at George Mason University and Visiting Professor, St. Peter's College, Oxford University. His new book Stuart Malawer,  WTO Law, Litigation & Policy: Sourcebook of Internet Material (Hein 2007) was published by Wm S. Hein & Company in summer 2007.  Dr. Malawer recently presented  "U.S.-China Litigation Offensive in the WTO"  at  St. Peter's College, Oxford University (Summer 2007) and at the Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting (Summer 2007). He also edited the special publication  on global trade law for the Virginia State Bar. He recently served as a panelist at the Cordell Hull Institute's program on Doha and the WTO assessing the rule of law and institutions in economic development.  Dr. Malawer has recently served as special editor of the National Security Law issue of the Virginia Lawyer (December 2006), which contained his article on global mergers and national security.  He returned last summer (2006) from a visit to Russia where he wrote an op-ed on the G8 & Russia's accession to the WTO. (Photo & op-ed.) He recently participated and chaired the Virginia State Bar Panels on "Trade Issues after the Midterm Elections" (2007) and  "National Security Law & International Practice"  (2006).  He  received a special award  for serving as special editor of the Virginia Lawyer (1990 - 2005). Dr. Malawer  participated in the  Virginia Governor's Trade Mission to India (2007) as well as earlier ones to China and Japan.  He was named the George Mason University Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year for 2000. Alumni established The Malawer-Paden Founders' Scholarship which was formally announced by former Governor of Virginia Gerald Baliles in 2001. He was the founding Director of the Graduate International Transactions Program (renamed the ICP) and formerly the Director of the Oxford Trade Program  which included study at the WTO and other international trade institutions in Geneva, Switzerland.  (Geneva & Oxford Trade Programs).  He is the author of the five-volume treatise "Federal Regulation of International Business."  and the recently published "WTO Law, Litigation & Policy: A Sourcebook of Internet Material." (2007)