Confronting evil in international relations : ethical responses to problems of moral agency / edited by Renée Jeffery.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jeffery, Renée.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Moral and ethical aspects.

International relations.

Physical Description:

x, 229 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

Evil is a reality in the world of international politics. Throughout the past century the world has witnessed innumerable atrocities readily described as "evil," from genocide and ethnic cleansing to crimes against humanity and mass casualty terrorism. Who should be held responsible for largescale atrocities and how the international community ought to respond to them remains a matter of debate. This book brings together seven original essays on the subject of evil in international relations. It considers questions of moral agency in the aftermath of large-scale evils and the range of ethical responses thereby available to the international community.

Contents:

The problem of evil in international relations

Introduction : evil, responsibility, and response / Renée Jeffery

Evil and the problem of responsibility / Renée Jeffery

Agency and responsibility for evil in international relations

Individual agency and responsibility for atrocity / Kirsten Ainley

Collective evildoing / Arne Johan Vetlesen

Ethical responses to evil in international relations

Evil, agency, and punishment / Anthony F. Lang, Jr.

Reconciliation : an ethic for responding to evil in global politics / Daniel Philpott

Avenging evil : a reconsideration / Ian Hall

To forgive the unforgivable? Evil and the ethics of forgiveness in international relations / Renée Jeffery

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Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-222) and index.

ISBN:

0230602630

9780230602632

OCLC:

156831908

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