Volume 5, Issue 1 of the Harvard National Security Journal is now available online!
Welcome HLS 1Ls!
Dear HLS 1Ls, We at the Harvard National Security Journal (“NSJ”) welcome you to Harvard Law and invite you to get involved in our milestone fifth volume. At NSJ, you will learn about editing, join an interesting community, and develop your resume. Right away, you will have the opportunity to take on significant — and […]
Notes on a Terrorism Trial – Preventive Prosecution, “Material Support” and The Role of The Judge after United States v. Mehanna
George D. Brown
4 Harv. Nat’l Sec. J. 1 (2012)
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Targeting in Outer Space: Legal Aspects of Operational Military Actions in Space
P.J. Blount, Research Counsel at the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law, explores the complicated legal landscape of targeting in space. Photo courtesy of NASA.
National Security Crime
Erin Creegan
3 Harv. Nat’l Sec. J. 373 (2012)
Although national security threats are often treated independently, Erin Creegan draws connections among four categories of crimes — treason, espionage, sabotage, and terrorism — to address what the Government can do to detect, prevent, prosecute and punish national security crimes.
Picture courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Green Arms Race: Reorienting the Discussions on Climate Change, Energy Policy, and National Security
By Siddhartha M. Velandy* — Click here to read the full text of the Article In the midst of a shifting international order, the U.S. Department of Defense stands uniquely positioned to intensify global innovation in the energy arena. This Article describes the mechanics by which DoD can ignite a mutually-beneficial green energy “arms race.” […]