Fighting Terror
Ethical Dilemmas
1st Edition
Published on 4. July 2013
184 pages
978-1-84813-670-0 (ISBN)
Description
Fighting Terror analyses the ethical dilemmas that confront everyone in the war on terror. Arguing that this is as much a war of ideas as it is a military struggle, Alex Bellamy argues that fighting morally is essential in distancing the terrorized from the terrorists.
The book starts by setting out the case for thinking ethically about the war on terror and demonstrates the immorality of terrorism. Covering everything from torture to bombing, assassination to post-war reconstruction, Bellamy uses a series of fascinating case studies to examine how morally terror is being fought across the world. Though, he claims, there is a good case for combating terrorism, the way this is being done is ethically deeply troubling. Fighting Terror makes a powerful and controversial argument for bringing ethics and morality back in to the way we think about terrorism.
The book starts by setting out the case for thinking ethically about the war on terror and demonstrates the immorality of terrorism. Covering everything from torture to bombing, assassination to post-war reconstruction, Bellamy uses a series of fascinating case studies to examine how morally terror is being fought across the world. Though, he claims, there is a good case for combating terrorism, the way this is being done is ethically deeply troubling. Fighting Terror makes a powerful and controversial argument for bringing ethics and morality back in to the way we think about terrorism.
Reviews / Votes
Here is a book many of us have been awaiting - a sophisticated reading of the just war tradition as it speaks to the post 9/11 international order. Bellamy's understanding of just war as a tradition of thought means that his critical assessment of American efforts to counter terrorism carries great weight. This is a book which will benefit students and scholars alike * Tony Lang, University of St Andrews *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-84813-670-0 (9781848136700)
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Book
08/2008
Zed Books Ltd
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Person
Alex J. Bellamy is Professor of International Relations at The University of Queensland. His research focuses on the normative aspects of the use of military force, in particular the ethics and laws of war, peace operations and humanitarian intervention.
Content
Preface
Introduction
1. Ethics and War: An Oxymoron?
2. What's Wrong with Terrorism?
3. A Just War on Terror?
4. Is Pre-emption Legitimate?
5. May we Torture Ticking Bomb Terrorists?
6. What Comes Next?
Notes
Index
Introduction
1. Ethics and War: An Oxymoron?
2. What's Wrong with Terrorism?
3. A Just War on Terror?
4. Is Pre-emption Legitimate?
5. May we Torture Ticking Bomb Terrorists?
6. What Comes Next?
Notes
Index
