Moral Dilemmas of Modern War : Torture, Assassination, and Blackmail in an Age of Asymmetric Conflict.

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A practical guide for policy makers, military officers, students, and anyone else interested in asymmetric conflicts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gross, Michael L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
War > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Military ethics > United States.
Military interrogation > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Guerre > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Morale militaire > États-Unis.
Interrogatoire militaire > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Military ethics
War > Moral and ethical aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Torture, Assassination, and Blackmail in an Age of Asymmetric Conflict; Torture, Assassination, Blackmail, Poison Gas, and terrorism: A Brief Rundown; Torture, Terror, Assassination, and Blackmail: Fundamental Characteristics; Types of Asymmetric Conflict; Dilemmas and Paradoxes of Asymmetric Conflict; 2 Friends, Foes, or Brothers in Arms?: The Puzzle of Combatant Equality; The Idea of Combatant Equality; Combatant (In)Equality in Asymmetric War; Assigning Combatant Equality in Asymmetric War.
  • PART I Combatants in Asymmetric war3 Shooting to Kill: The Paradox of Prohibited Weapons; 4 Shooting to Stun: The Paradox of Nonlethal Warfare; 5 Murder, Self-Defense, or Execution?: The Dilemma of Assassination; 6 Human Dignity or Human Life: The Dilemmas of Torture and Rendition; PART II Noncombatants in Asymmetric War; 7 Blackmailing the Innocent: The Dilemma of Noncombatant Immunity; 8 Killing the Innocent: The Dilemma of Terrori.

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