Military law was traditionally viewed as a specialized code of justice reserved for members of the armed forces; this view if clearly outdated. While our starting point will be the history and current state of military law in the United States (especially the Uniform Code of Military Justice) we will look much further beyond -- into the role of the military among security agencies, post 9-11; the legal implication of extra-territorial military operations, with the challenge of the International Criminal Court; what it means to serve in the military -- recruitment, diversity, codes of conduct and sexual misconduct; private and speech, veterans affairs issues (including PTSD and homelessness) etc. While the seminar looks primarily at current U.S. law, I will seek to incorporate comparative, historical, economic and sociological insights. NOTE: This seminar does not satisfy the Upper-class Writing Requirement. ** A student who fails to attend the initial meeting of a seminar (designated by an (S) in the title), or to obtain permission to be absent from either the instructor or the Registrar, may be administratively dropped from the seminar. Students who are on a wait list for a seminar are required to attend the first seminar meeting to be considered for enrollment.