Killing terrorists [[electronic resource] ] : a moral and legal analysis / / Anna Goppel

• Autore: Goppel Anna
• Pubblicazione: Boston, : De Gruyter, [2013]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
• Disciplina: 172/.1
• Soggetto topico: Targeted killing; Terrorism - Prevention - Moral and ethical aspects; Terrorism - Prevention - Law and legislation
• Soggetto non controllato: Constitutional State; Human Rights; Terrorism
• Classificazione: PR 2375
• Altri autori: HinschWilfried WingertLutz
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Groundwork -- pt. II. International legal justification -- pt. III. Moral justification.
• Sommario/riassunto: Targeted killing of terrorists has become an established practice in the fight against terrorism. The disturbing consequences of the practice and its increasing political and societal acceptance raise questions as to its justifiability and its place in counter-terrorism. Anna Goppel explores whether targeted killing of terrorists can be justified, both from a moral and an international legal perspective. She discusses moral and international legal limits to state use of lethal force and argues that the moral principles and the international legal regulations allow for the practice only in very specific, very rare, and rather hypothetical cases. The analysis is based on a thorough discussion of the human right to life, the laws and ethics of war, and the relevant moral and legal arguments. This makes it of particular interest to philosophers and legal theorists interested in terrorism, counter-terrorism, human rights, and the legitimacy of defensive state measures.
• Titolo autorizzato: Killing terrorists
• ISBN: 3-11-048173-1; 3-11-027727-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779734403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ideen & Argumente.