Arthur Berney
American legal academic
Arthur L. Berney (August 12, 1930 – March 31, 2020) was an American legal scholar who was a professor emeritus at the Boston College Law School. Berney taught courses in constitutional law, communications, and National Security Law. He died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 31, 2020, at the age of 89.
Works
With Stephen Dycus, William C. Banks and Peter Raven-Hansen. National Security Law. 4th ed. New York: Aspen Publishers/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2007.
With Stephen Dycus, William C. Banks and Peter Raven-Hansen. National Security Law. 3rd ed.
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