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U.S. National Security Law

An International Perspective

H. L. Pohlman

The rise of international terrorism in today’s globalized world has focused attention on the degree to which international law should shape U.S. national security law and policy. This unique textbook of readings explores how international law relates to U.S. constitutional and statutory law in terms of the right to wage war, the law of armed conflict, combatant status, interrogation of detainees, military commissions, covert action, targeted killing, electronic surveillance, and cyber war. Each chapter is composed of a chronological set of core readings followed by a set of provocative questions, with commentary linking one reading to the next. Written in a lively and engaging manner, U.S. National Security Law makes challenging subject matter accessible for undergraduate students outside of a law school classroom.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 352 • Trim: 7¼ x 10¼
978-1-5381-0402-6 • Hardback • July 2018 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
978-1-5381-0403-3 • Paperback • July 2018 • $59.00 • (£45.00)
Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / International Relations / Treaties, Political Science / Terrorism, Political Science / Policy Analysis
H. L. Pohlman is Professor of Political Science; A. Lee Fritschler Professor of Public Policy at Dickinson College. He previously served as Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, DC.
Chapter One:
Introduction
Chapter Two:
The Right to Make War—Jus ad Bellum
Chapter Three:
The Laws of War--Jus in Bello
Chapter Four:
Combatant Status
Chapter Five:
Torture and Interrogation
Chapter Six:
Military Commissions
Chapter Seven:
Covert Action
Chapter Eight:
Targeted Killing
Chapter Nine:
Electronic Surveillance
Chapter Ten:
Cyber War

Pohlman highlights the importance of U.S. national security in today¹s turbulent world, but he does so without losing sight of the fundamental fact that civil liberties and human rights are legal principles at the core of what America stands for.


— Nadine Strossen, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law, New York Law School and Former President, American Civil Liberties Union, 1991-2008


For those trying to understand the complicated development of national security law, this book may represent the perfect means. Each chapter combines the substantive heft of primary documents with narrative explanation whose easy exposition disguises impressive erudition. In short, Pohlman has gracefully translated the courtroom to the classroom.
— Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College


H. L. Pohlman’s U.S. National Security Law is a comprehensive, clear, and engaging approach to an important aspect of foreign policy. The volume deftly integrates legal analysis with political realities, and nicely situates the United States’s legal and political issues within the broader international legal and political environments.
— Matthew Zierler, James Madison College


  • A clear and prominent theme regarding international law integrates all the readings into a coherent whole.

  • Focuses on the key issues of U.S. national security law, those that are most relevant to undergraduate students.

  • Each chapter is composed of core readings bearing upon the topic.

  • Each chapter ends with a discussion of contemporary national-security challenges.

  • Each chapter has a historical orientation that gives students the opportunity to consider today’s national-security challenges with the benefits of insights inherited from earlier generations.

  • The core readings of each chapter are linked together by the editor’s commentary, which enables the student to appreciate each reading in context.

  • Each core reading is immediately followed by the editor’s set of provocative questions.

  • The subject matter of the text is challenging, but it is readable and accessible.


U.S. National Security Law

An International Perspective

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • The rise of international terrorism in today’s globalized world has focused attention on the degree to which international law should shape U.S. national security law and policy. This unique textbook of readings explores how international law relates to U.S. constitutional and statutory law in terms of the right to wage war, the law of armed conflict, combatant status, interrogation of detainees, military commissions, covert action, targeted killing, electronic surveillance, and cyber war. Each chapter is composed of a chronological set of core readings followed by a set of provocative questions, with commentary linking one reading to the next. Written in a lively and engaging manner, U.S. National Security Law makes challenging subject matter accessible for undergraduate students outside of a law school classroom.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 352 • Trim: 7¼ x 10¼
    978-1-5381-0402-6 • Hardback • July 2018 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
    978-1-5381-0403-3 • Paperback • July 2018 • $59.00 • (£45.00)
    Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / International Relations / Treaties, Political Science / Terrorism, Political Science / Policy Analysis
Author
Author
  • H. L. Pohlman is Professor of Political Science; A. Lee Fritschler Professor of Public Policy at Dickinson College. He previously served as Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, DC.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter One:
    Introduction
    Chapter Two:
    The Right to Make War—Jus ad Bellum
    Chapter Three:
    The Laws of War--Jus in Bello
    Chapter Four:
    Combatant Status
    Chapter Five:
    Torture and Interrogation
    Chapter Six:
    Military Commissions
    Chapter Seven:
    Covert Action
    Chapter Eight:
    Targeted Killing
    Chapter Nine:
    Electronic Surveillance
    Chapter Ten:
    Cyber War
Reviews
Reviews
  • Pohlman highlights the importance of U.S. national security in today¹s turbulent world, but he does so without losing sight of the fundamental fact that civil liberties and human rights are legal principles at the core of what America stands for.


    — Nadine Strossen, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law, New York Law School and Former President, American Civil Liberties Union, 1991-2008


    For those trying to understand the complicated development of national security law, this book may represent the perfect means. Each chapter combines the substantive heft of primary documents with narrative explanation whose easy exposition disguises impressive erudition. In short, Pohlman has gracefully translated the courtroom to the classroom.
    — Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College


    H. L. Pohlman’s U.S. National Security Law is a comprehensive, clear, and engaging approach to an important aspect of foreign policy. The volume deftly integrates legal analysis with political realities, and nicely situates the United States’s legal and political issues within the broader international legal and political environments.
    — Matthew Zierler, James Madison College


Features
Features
    • A clear and prominent theme regarding international law integrates all the readings into a coherent whole.

    • Focuses on the key issues of U.S. national security law, those that are most relevant to undergraduate students.

    • Each chapter is composed of core readings bearing upon the topic.

    • Each chapter ends with a discussion of contemporary national-security challenges.

    • Each chapter has a historical orientation that gives students the opportunity to consider today’s national-security challenges with the benefits of insights inherited from earlier generations.

    • The core readings of each chapter are linked together by the editor’s commentary, which enables the student to appreciate each reading in context.

    • Each core reading is immediately followed by the editor’s set of provocative questions.

    • The subject matter of the text is challenging, but it is readable and accessible.


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