Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs

Philosophy for the White House
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-958504-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 555 g

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This volume collects all Waldron's work on these issues, including six published essays and two previously unpublished essays.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.

Zielgruppe

Academics working in the philosophy of law, moral philosophy and political philosophy, or on contemporary politics; students on courses focusing on modern security law and politics post 9/11; general readers interested in the moral and political debates surrounding counter-terrorism

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waldron, Jeremy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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: Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment: The Words Themselves
9: What Can Christian Teaching Add to the Debate about Torture?
10: The Rule of International Law

Über Autor(innen)

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.