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National Security Law Institute

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22nd National Security Law Institute June 1-13, 2014

Call for Applications
2013 Application
2013 Program ~ Directions to Residence Inn
2011 Group Portrait in front of Rotunda
National Security Law 2nd ed. casebook & document supplement

Informational Pamphlet on the Institute

Turner presentations: Separation of Powers; War Powers;
Operation Iraqi Freedom; Myths Vietnam War

The 22nd National Security Law Institute will take place June 1 through June 13, 2014. The National Security Law Institute provides advanced training for professors of law and political science who teach or are preparing to teach graduate-level courses in national security law or related subjects requiring a detailed understanding of National Security Law. Applications are also invited from government attorneys in the national security community who are actively engaged in the practice of national security law or otherwise have a professional need for such training.

This annual intensive two-week course is held at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Prominent scholars and current and former government experts will take part in lectures, panels, and debates to address both theoretical background and important contemporary issues of national security law.

Topics addressed include:

  • Contemporary Theory Concerning the Origins of War and the "Democratic Peace"
  • Aggression & Self-Defense
  • United Nations Peacekeeping
  • Legal and Ethical Aspects of Future War
  • The International Criminal Court
  • War and Treaty Powers under the Constitution
  • Intelligence and Counterintelligence
  • Counterproliferation
  • Counterterrorism
  • The Role of the Press in Military Operations

Approximately 25-30 participants are selected to attend each Institute. Participants provide their own transportation to and from Charlottesville and will pay a tuition fee ($1,950 in 2013). All hotel lodging, group meals, and course materials will be provided. The deadline for applications for the 2014 Institute is April 18, 2014. Please contact Ms. Julie Garmel at the Center (jg4e@virginia.edu or 434-924-4746) if you need additional information. 2014 dates: June 1-13.