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

Informationen zum Autor Michael L. Gross is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of International Relations at the University of Haifa. He is the author of Ethics and Activism: The Theory and Practice of Political Morality and Bioethics and Armed Conflict: Moral Dilemmas of Medicine and War. Klappentext A practical guide for policy makers! military officers! students! and anyone else interested in asymmetric conflicts. Zusammenfassung Torture! rendition! assassination! blackmail! extortion! direct attacks on civilians! and chemical weapons are all finding their way to the battlefield despite longstanding international prohibitions. This book provides a practical guide for policy makers! military officers! students! and others who ask the tough questions that these conflicts raise. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Torture, assassination and blackmail in modern, asymmetric conflict; 2. Friends, foes or brothers in arms? The puzzle of combatant equality; Part I. Dilemmas and Paradoxes of Combatancy: 3. 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; Part II. Dilemmas and Paradoxes of Noncombatancy: 7. Blackmailing the innocent: the dilemma of noncombatant immunity; 8. Killing the innocent: the dilemma of terror; 9. Risking our lives to save others: the paradox (and dilemma) of humanitarian intervention; Conclusion: 10. Torture, assassination and blackmail: new norms for asymmetric conflict?

Product details

• Authors: Michael B. Gross, Michael L. Gross, Gross Michael L.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521866156
• ISBN: 978-0-521-86615-6
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, LAW / Ethics & Professional Responsibility, LAW / Public, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Warfare & defence, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, War Crimes, International humanitarian law, Ethical issues and debates, Public international law: humanitarian law, Theory of warfare and military science