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Author Waldron, Jeremy.

Title Torture, terror, and trade-offs : philosophy for the White House / Jeremy Waldron
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 357 pages)
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Security and liberty: the mage 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
Summary "Torture, Terror, and Trade-offs Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11. His contributions have spanned the major controversies of the War on Terror including the morality and legality of torture, whether security can be 'balanced' with liberty, and the relationship between public safety and individual rights. He has also tackled underlying questions essential to understanding the practical debates - including what terrorism is, and what a right to security would entail. This volume collects all Waldron's work on these issues, including six published essays and two previously unpublished essays. It also includes a new introduction in which Waldron presents an overview of his contribution, and looks at the problems currently facing the Obama administration and the UK Government in dealing with the legacy of the Bush White House. The volume will be essential reading for all those engaged with contemporary politics, security law, and the continuing struggle for an ethical response to terrorism"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-348) and index
Notes English
Print version record
SUBJECT Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd
Subject War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention
Torture -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
Terrorism -- Prevention
Torture
Terrorismus
Bekämpfung
Debatte
Folter
Sicherheit
Freiheitsrecht
Elfter September
Sicherheitspolitik
Terrorist
Ethik
Terrorismus.
Elfter September.
Bekämpfung.
Sicherheitspolitik.
Folter.
Freiheitsrecht.
Ethik.
United States
USA
USA.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191616273
0191616273
1280595124
9781280595127
9786613624956
6613624950
0191633585
9780191633584