• National Security Law Courses (Eligible for Certificate)
• Program Contact Information
• Admissions Contact Information
• Curriculum Guide

Georgetown University Law Center offers a Certificate of Study (Certificate) in the expanding field of National Security Law. The National Security Law Certificate program is designed to encourage LL.M. students to attain a deep knowledge in the field of national security law which includes both U.S. domestic and international courses. Members of the full-time faculty with expertise in national security law and related areas teach a variety of courses in this area and provide advice on the development of the curriculum. In addition, adjunct faculty from U.S. government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the judge advocates general, bring extensive experience in the field to their teaching.

The Certificate may be completed by students who have been admitted to the Individualized LL.M. program for U.S.-educated students and /or the General LL.M. or the International Legal Studies programs for foreign-educated students. Please note that J.D. students are not eligible for the Certificate program. The Law Center will not admit students solely for the Certificate program.

The following are requirements for the National Security Law Certificate:

Candidates must successfully complete a basic course in International Law I (or its equivalent) in a J.D. program (or an equivalent course in their home country, in the case of foreign-educated LL.M. students) or during the first year at the Law Center. This course does not count toward the 12 specialization credits for the program.  Students may also substitute the LL.M. course “International Agreements” to fulfill this requirement.

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 12 academic credits in courses listed under the National Security Law Certificate in the course schedule.

As part of the required 12 specialization credits, each student must successfully complete the course “National Security Law."

A minimum grade point average of “B-” must be attained in the courses that are counted toward the Certificate’s specialization requirements.

All elective credits must be taken from among courses listed as eligible for the National Security Law Certificate (see below). Credits transferred from other institutions and/or graduate programs will not count towards the National Security Law Certificate. Students may not register for more than one Certificate program.

National Security Law Courses (eligible for Certificate)

**Note: The following courses are eligible for the Certificate during the 2009-2010 Academic Year (subject to the addition of any newly-developed courses during the year).

 

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

Constitutional Aspects of Foreign Affairs Seminar Data Privacy in the U.S. and E.U. Domestic Preparedness Law and Policy Foreign Relations Law Foreign Relations Law Colloquium Graduate Independent Research Habeas Corpus and Guantanamo Seminar International Agreements International Civil Society Law Seminar International Courts and Tribunals: An Introduction Law and Measures Against International Terrorism Law of War Seminar Managing National Security Maritime Law National Security Law Rule of Law and the Administration of Justice U.S. Export Controls for National Security, Non-proliferation and Counter-Terrorism War Crimes Prosecutions War Crimes, Terrorism, & International Criminal Procedure

Computer Crime Seminar Contemporary Peacekeeping: Legality, Legitimacy & Accountability Current Issues in National Security and Civil Liberties Seminar Global Cybercrime Law Graduate Independent Research Immigration Law and Policy Immunity Under International Law International Criminal Law International Criminal Tribunals (Week One) International Economic Crime and Corruption International Efforts to Combat Corruption Seminar International Law Seminar: Use of Force and Conflict Resolution Law of War Seminar Nation Building and the Rule of Law Seminar National Security & the Law of the Sea National Security Law National Security Investigations and Litigation National Security and the Private Sector Nuclear Non-Proliferation Law: Preventing Nuclear Terrorism Refugee Law and Policy Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies:  Advanced Research Seminar Strategic Intelligence and Public Policy Seminar U.S. and International Customs Law U.S. Foreign Relations and National Security Law War and Peace Seminar: New Thinking about the Causes of War and War Avoidance

 

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION:

Ingrid Epperly
Director, LL.M. Academic Services
Office of Graduate Programs
Room 6000, Hotung Building
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20001                                                                                                       (202) 662-9660
ial3@law.georgetown.edu

ADMISSIONS CONTACT INFORMATION:

Graduate Admissions
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Room 589
Washington, DC 20001-2075
llmadmis@law.georgetown.edu

phone (202) 662-9010
fax (202) 662-9439
TDD (202) 662-9013

Revised January 29, 2010 (mbj)