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Defining terrorism and counterterrorism -- Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law (jus in bello) -- Waging war on terrorists -- Targeting terrorists -- Organizing for intelligence collection -- The Fourth Amendment and counterterrorism -- Congressional auhtority for foreign intelligence surveillance -- Programmatic electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence -- Third-party records and data mining -- Screening for security -- Surveillance abroad -- Preventive detention by civil authorities -- The great writ : habeas corpus before 9/11 -- The great writ : habeas corpus after 9/11 -- Military detention before 9/11 -- Military detention after 9/11 -- Interrogating terrorist suspects -- Case study : coercive interrogation by U.S. forces after 9/11 -- Extraordinary rendition -- Criminalizing terrorism and material support -- Prosecuting accused terrorists and their supporters in criminal courts -- Trial by military commission -- Homeland security -- The military's domestic role -- Public sanctions against terrorists and their supporters -- Suing terrorists and their supporters.