Jeremy Waldron

Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs

Philosophy for the White House

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume collects Jeremy Waldron's challenging and influential work on the moral, political and legal issues surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11. The volume will be essential reading for all those engaged with contemporary politics and security law, and the continuing struggle for an ethical response to terrorism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 144mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 555g
• ISBN-13: 9780199585045
• ISBN-10: 0199585040
• Artikelnr.: 29730105

Autorenporträt

Jeremy Waldron is Professor of Law at the New York University Law School. He is one of the leading figures working in legal and political philosophy and his major works include The Right to Private Property (OUP, 1988), Law and Disagreement (OUP, 1999) and The Dignity of Legislation.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Security and Liberty: the Image of Balance
3: Terrorism and the Uses of Terror
4: Civilians, Terrorism, and Deadly Serious Conventions
5: Safety and Security
6: Security as a Basic Right (after 9/11)
7: Torture and Positive Law
8: What Can Christian Teaching Add to the Debate about Torture?
9: Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment: The Words Themselves
10: The Rule of International Law