戦争、拷問とテロリズム War, Torture and Terrorism : Ethics and War in the 21st Century

Rodin, David (EDT)

Blackwell Pub（2007/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 139 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781405173988
• DDC分類 172.42

基本説明

This collection by leading scholars represents state of the art writings on the ethics of war.

Full Description

This collection by leading scholars represents state of the art writings on the ethics of war.



Many of the most important and contested controversies in modern war receive comprehensive discussion: the practice of torture, terrorism, assassination and targeted killing, the bombing of civilians in war, humanitarian intervention, and the invasion of Iraq

Analytical introduction provides a guide to recent developments in the ethics of war

An excellent overview for general readers interested in the current debate and controversies over the ethics of war

Contents

List of Contributors vii

1 Introduction 1

The Ethics of War: State of the Art
David Rodin

2 Luck, Evidence and War 7
Rob Lawlor

3 Defending the Common Life: National-Defense After Rodin 19
Deane-Peter Baker

4 Humanitarian Intervention: Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice 35
Gillian Brock

5 Iraq: A Morally Justified Resort to War 51
David Mellow

6 Moral Tragedies, Supreme Emergencies and National-Defense 71
Daniel Statman

7 Assassination and Targeted Killing: Law Enforcement, Execution of Self-Defense? 83
Michael L. Gross

8 Torture - The Case for Dirty Harry and Against Alan Dershowitz 97
Uwe Steinhoff

9 Torture, Terrorism and the State: a Refutation of the Ticking-Bomb Argument 115
Vittorio Bufacchi and Jean Maria Arrigo

Index 133