Terrorism and collective responsibility / Burleigh Taylor Wilkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkins, Burleigh Taylor.

Series:

Points of conflict.

Points of conflict

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London [England] ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The terrorist threat remains a disturbing issue for the early 1990's. This book explores whether terrorism can ever be morally justifiable and if so under what circumstances. Professor Burleigh Taylor Wilkins suggests that the popular characterization of terrorists as criminals fails to acknowledge the reasons why terrorists resort to violence. It is argued that terrorism cannot be adequately understood unless the collective responsibility of organised groups, such as political states, for wrongs allegedly done against the groups which the terrorists represent is taken into account.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; Can terrorism be justified?; Terrorism and consequentialism; Violence and force; Innocence, just wars, and terrorism; Responsibility for the My Lai Massacre; The responsibility of corporations; The distribution of liability; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [150]-158) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-96582-6

1-134-96583-4

1-280-05826-9

0-585-46058-2

0-203-16910-7

9780203169100

OCLC:

756855644