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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Kristen E. Eichensehr
Balthrop Cassidy Professor of Law
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Jack Goldsmith
Learned Hand Professor of Law
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Naz Modirzadeh
Professor of Practice
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Adrian Vermeule
Ralph S. Tyler, Jr. Professor of Constitutional Law
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Jonathan Zittrain
George Bemis Professor of International Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Timothy H. Edgar
Lecturer on Law
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Justin G. Florence
Lecturer on Law
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Ioannis Kalpouzos
Visiting Professor of Law
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James C. 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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Matthew Olsen
Lecturer on Law
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Mark E. Plotkin
Lecturer on Law
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Alan C. Raul
Lecturer on Law
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Richard Salgado
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Governance: Privacy, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology | Fall 2026 Seminar | Alan Raul |
| Economic Tools of National Security | Fall 2026 Seminar | |
| Federal Budget Policy | Winter 2027 Course | |
| Foreign Relations | Fall 2026 Course | |
| International Law and Global South Statecraft | Fall 2026 Seminar | |
| International Law of the Sea | Spring 2027 Course | |
| Laws of War | Fall 2026 Course | |
| Modern Surveillance Law | Fall 2026 Seminar | |
| National Security and Congressional Powers | Spring 2027 Seminar | |
| National Security Law | Fall 2026 Seminar |