National Security Law, Fifth Edition (Aspen Casebooks)

This book has been adopted for classroom use at a majority of American law schools, as well as military academies and schools, and non-law graduate programs.

Among the features that have made this text the preeminent casebook in the field:

• Cohesive thematic framework--examines law and process for using U.S. force abroad, intelligence gathering, counterterrorism, homeland security and related civil liberties concerns, and access to sensitive government information in a democracy.
• Rich, well-balanced primary materials--including judicial opinions, executive orders, executive branch legal memoranda, statutes, and legislative history.
• Currency and comprehensive coverage--addresses the very latest developments in the detention and trial of terrorist suspects, interrogation, targeted killings, domestic intelligence collection, protection of government secrets, and related issues.
• Topics are organized into numerous shorter chapters, to reflect the way professors actually use the materials in the classroom.
• Annual Supplements--containing the latest developments in this very dynamic field.

New to the Fifth Edition:

• Important recent cases, such as Doe v. Holder, Al-Kidd v. Ashcroft, Al-Bihani v. Obama, Arar v. Ashcroft, El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Co. v. United States, Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc., In re Directives [Redacted Text], and Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
• Excerpts from significant reports and materials
  • National Security Strategy, May 2010
  • Letter from the President Regarding the War Powers Report, December 16, 2009
  • The Obama Administration and International Law, by Harold Hongju Koh (Remarks on targeted killings)
  • Final Report: Guantanamo Review Task Force, January 22, 2010
  • Military Commissions Act of 2009
  • New Obama executive order on classification
  • Attorney General Memo re Policies and Procedures Governing Invocation of the State Secrets Privilege, September 23, 2009