This course aims to present national security law within its context. Supplemented with guest speakers and scenario exercises, students will not only learn about the applicable legal standards and rules, but also be exposed to the real-world effects, and normative dimensions, of practicing national security law. The seminar will cover various aspects of the law governing national security, as well as leadership and decision-making in the national security law context. Topics will include constitutional issues related to national security, electronic surveillance conducted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), investigative tools authorized by the USA PATRIOT Act, as well as other, not often associated topics pertaining the national security law community, such as cybersecurity, energy law, space law and environmental security. This course will introduce students to several significant national security issues and will afford an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of a particular issue through the research and writing of a seminar paper.