Especially since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the nation’s attention has been drawn repeatedly to how the U.S. government conducts and regulates national security, at home and abroad. Harvard Law offers students opportunities to learn from renowned experts, including former national security officials, about the law governing the often-controversial means by which the U.S. government protects the American public from external threats.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Gabriella Blum
Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
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Jack L. Goldsmith
Learned Hand Professor of Law
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Naz K. Modirzadeh
Professor of Practice
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Adrian Vermeule
Ralph S. Tyler, Jr. Professor of Constitutional Law
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Jonathan L. Zittrain
George Bemis Professor of International Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Timothy Edgar
Lecturer on Law
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Kristen Eichensehr
Samuel Williston Visiting Professor of Law
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Lior Frankiensztajn
Lecturer on Law
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Ioannis Kalpouzos
Visiting Professor of Law
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James Kraska
Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
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Daniel Levine-Spound
Lecturer on Law
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Alan Raul
Lecturer on Law
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Richard Salgado
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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| Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection | Fall 2025 Seminar | Bonnie Docherty, Daniel Levine-Spound |
| Digital Governance: Privacy, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology | Fall 2025 Seminar | Alan Raul |
| Economic Security, Technology, and Global Governance | Fall 2025 Seminar | Anthea Roberts, Mark Wu |
| Federal Budget Policy | Winter 2026 Course | Howell Jackson |
| International Law and Global South Statecraft | Fall 2025 Seminar | Naz Modirzadeh |
| International Law of the Sea | Spring 2026 Course | James Kraska |
| Modern Surveillance Law | Fall 2025 Seminar | Richard Salgado |
| National Security Law | Fall 2025 Seminar | James Baker |
| National Security Law and Practice | Spring 2026 Seminar | Matthew Olsen |
| New Technologies and the Law of War | Fall 2025 Seminar | Ioannis Kalpouzos |