Hoa Kỳ phải đối mặt với mối đe dọa thực tế và không thời hạn của cuộc tấn công khủng bố thảm khốc. Cho dù Hoa Kỳ thành công trong việc ngăn ngừa một thảm họa, an ninh hạt nhân, sinh học, hoặc phụ thuộc vào hiệu quả chúng ta vận dụng các công cụ của an ninh quốc gia. | IN THE COMMON DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW FOR PERILOUS TIMES JAMES E. B g 9780521877633 Cambridge This page intentionally left blank IN THE COMMON DEFENSE The United States faces the realistic and indefinite threat of catastrophic terrorist attack. Whether the United States is successful in preventing a nuclear biological or other security catastrophe depends on how effectively we wield the instruments of national security. It will also depend on how effectively we manage national security processes and whether we apply the law in a manner that both enhances security and upholds our core constitutional values. Therefore lawyers not just presidents generals and intelligence officers will decide the outcome of this conflict. This book is essential for anyone wanting to understand national security law and process. The book includes chapters on constitutional law the use of force and homeland security presented in the context of today s threats and as applied to issues such as rendition and electronic surveillance. Emphasis is placed on national security process and intelligence as well as the role of the lawyer. Written in a style accessible to both the general reader and the specialist the book offers a unique inside look at the practice of national security law from the perspective of a president s national security lawyer. James E. Baker is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and University of Iowa College of Law where he teaches national security law. He previously served as special assistant to the president and legal advisor to the National Security Council where he advised the president the national security advisor and the National Security Council staff on . and international law involving national security including the use of force intelligence and terrorism. Judge Baker has also served as counsel to the President s Foreign Intelligence .
