Dec 21, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Calendar

2023-2024 Undergraduate Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

LGLS 4060U – Security and the Nation-State

This course introduces participants to twenty-first century developments in the law and practice of securitization. Topics may include national security, human security, UN action to counter terrorism, border security, immigration and criminal law measures introduced to combat terrorism and other national security threats. Students will explore both theories of security, and practical legislative and political efforts to address security issues nationally (including in comparative perspective) and internationally.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (LGLS 2120U or CRMN 3045U) and fourth-year standing in Legal Studies or Political Science or Criminology and Justice