The contours of the dynamic field of national security law are in constant flux, being shaped and reshaped each year in light of emerging challenges posed by the inevitability of globalization.

The Roger Hertog Program on Law and National Security focuses particularly on the role of domestic law in national security matters from the perspective of both lawyers and policymakers.

“The goal of the program is to expose students and others to real-world challenges and dilemmas facing government officials, to enrich our study of both the law and the role of lawyers inside government,” says Professor Matthew Waxman. 

The Roger Hertog Program on Law and National Security features a rigorous and innovative curriculum in national security law that draws on the unique government experience of our permanent and adjunct faculty, and supports research by faculty members and students to produce policy-relevant scholarship on cutting-edge issues as a lasting contribution to the field.

"If you go beyond detention, the [Supreme] Court might be called upon to address how the Fourth Amendment applies to surveillance without a warrant in pursuit of some national security aims, where the target of the warrant, or at least one of the targets of the surveillance, is a foreign entity.”                                                                                                                        -- Professor Trevor Morrison » Full story: Order in the Court?

This program was made possible through funding by Roger Hertog.