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Killing terrorists : a moral and legal analysis / Anna Goppel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goppel, Anna.
- Series:
- Ideen & Argumente.
- Ideen und argumente
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Targeted killing.
- Terrorism--Prevention--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (356 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Groundwork
- pt. II. International legal justification
- pt. III. Moral justification.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9783110481730
- 3110481731
- 9783110277272
- 3110277271
- OCLC:
- 829462137
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