Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

CDSE-0025

Organization's ID:

ED503

Organization:

Center for Development of Security Excellence

Location:

Online

Length:

16 weeks (35 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Graduate	3	constitutional law

Description

Objective:

This course develops a practical understanding and critical thinking skills related to both the Constitutional foundational authorities that are the basis of many Department of Defense (DOD) Security responsibilities, and the limits of those authorities, which constrain DOD Security action.

Learning Outcomes:

Critique terms and provisions of the U.S. Constitution
Evaluate case law impact on Constitutional interpretations
Examine policy implications for DoD Security in relation to Constitutional issues
Provide a constitutional analysis of the handling of various security incidences
Analyze societal, factual, or legal trends in defense security that may have constitutional implications and provide recommendations

General Topics:

Pre-Constitutional Framework
Constitutional Framework
Some Early Cases
How to Brief Constitutional Case Law
An Introduction to the Separation of Defense / National Security powers
The President’s Defense/National Security Powers
Introduction to the Congressional National Security Powers
Court's Defense / National Security Powers
Federal-State Relations
Bill of Rights, Part I
Bill of Rights, Part II
Personnel Security
Detention
Insider Threats
Constitutional Issues Raised by WikiLeaks
Constitutional Issues Raised by Advanced Communications Technologies
Resolving Constitutional Issues within the DoD Security Environment: Professional Ethics and the Roles of the DoD Security Professional and the Lawyer