LAW 432 - U.S. Intelligence Law.

This course examines the activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community and the domestic and international legal framework governing actions taken at the various stages of the intelligence cycle. Particular emphasis will be placed on domestic accountability mechanisms and the international legal conflicts inherent in intelligence agency operations. Students will be asked to examine the law in this area keeping in mind the often contradictory nature of rational choice/utilitarian justifications and deontological aspirations. The critique is meant to provide a better understanding of the normative environment within which these agencies operate and to highlight the challenges posed to international law in the national security context. Topics to be discussed include intelligence oversight, foreign intelligence surveillance, military and geospacial reconnaissance, cyber espionage, data mining, interrogation, extraordinary rendition, psychological operations, assassination, and targeted killing.Three hours.Jordan