601:748. SEMINAR: WAR & CIVIL LIBERTIES (2) (W)
Litman
This course will explore the tension between civil liberties and national defense in theoretical, historical, and contemporary contexts. In the first half of the course, we will lay a groundwork in political philosophy and thereafter consider several historical episodes that have pitted constitutional values against national defense. In the second half of the course, we will take up in depth a series of clashes between civil liberties and national security that have arisen in the context of the government's efforts to combat and prevent acts of terrorism, including a critical examination of the proffered justifications for expansive use of certain governmental powers.
Litman
This course will explore the tension between civil liberties and national defense in theoretical, historical, and contemporary contexts. In the first half of the course, we will lay a groundwork in political philosophy and thereafter consider several historical episodes that have pitted constitutional values against national defense. In the second half of the course, we will take up in depth a series of clashes between civil liberties and national security that have arisen in the context of the government's efforts to combat and prevent acts of terrorism, including a critical examination of the proffered justifications for expansive use of certain governmental powers.