U.S. National Security Law - by H L Pohlman (Paperback)

About the Book

This text examines U.S. national security policy making through the lens of international law. The chapters consist of selected excerpts of primary readings to address the question of whether Congress and the President should conform their laws, policies, and actions to the di...

Book Synopsis

This text examines U.S. national security policy making through the lens of international law. The chapters consist of selected excerpts of primary readings to address the question of whether Congress and the President should conform their laws, policies, and actions to the dictates of international law regardless of the nature of the threat.

Review Quotes

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.

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.

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.

About the 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.