Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism : Ethics and Liberal Democracy.
Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001 served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first century societies. But was the attack on the World Trade Center a crime or an act of war? Is seemingly indiscriminate violence inflicted on civilians ever morally justified?...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester :
John Wiley & Sons,
2009.
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Colección: | Blackwell Public Philosophy Series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1; The Varieties of Terrorism; 2; Defining Terrorism; 3; Terrorism and Collective Responsibility; 4; Terrorism-as-Crime; 5; Terrorism, War and States of Emergency; 6; Torture; 7; Bioterrorism and the Dual-Use Dilemma; Bibliography; Index.