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[Course] LW482 [Title] NATIONAL SECURITY LAW [Crdts] 3 [Department] Department of Law [Scope] 
This seminar examines the legal framework for national security decisions. Cadets will analyze the delicate balance of liberty and security that must exist to preserve a democratic society. Particular areas include: constitutional separation of powers and shared responsibility for national security; the legality and scope of war and other uses of armed force short of war; access to and protection of sensitive information; intelligence collection and clandestine activities; the role of the media, responses to terrorism and international organized crime; and the formulation of national security policy and law.
USMA Course Offerings Fall 2012-2013 :: Academics :: USNA
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