Shirin Sinnar, Professor of Law and John A. Wilson Faculty Scholar, discusses human rights, democratic values, and national security. Her scholarship focuses on the legal treatment of political violence, the procedural dimensions of civil rights litigation, and the role of institutions in protecting individual rights and democratic values in the national security context. Her recent work assesses the legal regime for domestic and international terrorism under U.S. law. She also writes on the capacity of executive agencies, such as Inspectors General and civil rights offices, to monitor and oversee national security conduct.