National Security Law Journal - Vol. 1 Issue 1: Spring 2013 (Volume 1)

The National Security Law Journal (NSLJ) is a student-edited legal periodical at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia, published twice annually in hard copy and digital form. Each issue contains original scholarly articles that appeal to both academia and the practicing legal community. This is Volume 1, Issue 1, released Spring 2013. This issue contains three scholarly articles: a comparative analysis of the U.S. military and the People's Liberation Army of China, by Captain Paul Stempel; a discussion on balancing the right to self-defense with preventing civilian casualties in military combat, by Christopher D. Amore; and commentary on the future of international port security law, by L. Stephen Cox. This issue also contains student notes by Noah Oberlander, who examines due process in the context of targeted drone strikes authorized by the President, and Amy Shepard, who examines the right to counsel for detainees at Guantanamo Bay.