Law of Transnational Terrorism

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Since September 11, 2001, transnational terrorism has been treated as both crime and war. Accordingly, the US and other states have captured and held members of Al Qaeda and associated forces as law-of-war detainees, targeted such individuals in major military operations and surgical strikes on the territories of (certain) third-party states, and have prosecuted suspected members of those groups, for 'terrorism' offenses and for 'war crimes,' in civilian courts and military tribunals. This course will explore the reasons for this novel development and consider its ramifications for public international law, the law of war, and US constitutional law. Students who have previously taken Law 376 History of International Law or Law 564 Combatants and Civilians may not take this course.