On the ethics of war and terrorism

Steinhoff deals with topical and urgent questions: When is a war just, and when not?, describing and explaining the basic tenets of just war theory and giving a succinct, precise and highly critical account of the present status of the theory and of the most important and controversial current debat...

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Main Author: Steinhoff, Uwe 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2007
In:Year: 2007
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Theory / Just war / Terrorism / Ethics
Further subjects:B terrorism / measures against terrorism
B Just war doctrine
B Just war
B Martial law
B Terrorismusbekämpfung / Terrorism
B Literaturverzeichnis / Bibliographie
B law of war
B Index
B Just War
B War Moral and ethical aspects
B Bibliography
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Steinhoff deals with topical and urgent questions: When is a war just, and when not?, describing and explaining the basic tenets of just war theory and giving a succinct, precise and highly critical account of the present status of the theory and of the most important and controversial current debates surrounding it.
Physical Description:VIII, 160 S.
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199217373.001.0001