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National Security Law: The Casebook

09.13.11 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

The legal and constitutional framework for military operations, intelligence collection and other national security activities is explored in depth in the new edition of “National Security Law,” the preeminent casebook on <the subject for law students.  It presents concise treatments of dozens of topics — from secrecy to rendition and interrogation — with case studies and questions for discussion.

See “National Security Law” by Stephen Dycus, Arthur L. Berney, William C. Banks, and Peter Raven-Hansen, Fifth Edition, Aspen Publishers, August 2011.

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