Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs

Philosophy for the White House

AvJeremy Waldron,Oxford) Waldron, Jeremy (Jeremy Waldron is Professor of Law at the New York University Law School, and Chichele Professor in Social and Political Theory at All Souls College

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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entail.This volume collects all Waldron's work on these issues, including six published essays and two previously unpublished essays.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

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-01-19
Mått:140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:460 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:378
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780199652020

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Politisk aktivism inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion
Juridik: metod och teori inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

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 (1999). He took up the Chichele Professorship in Social and Political Theory at the University of Oxford in 2010.

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The attacks of September 11 and the response to them of the Bush presidency sorted out where academics truly stood on the great moral issues of the day. Where many bowed to power and panic, Jeremy Waldron's integrity under pressure, his unfashionable commitment to reason and to ethical absolutes, and the beauty of his writing have made him not only the leading political thinker of his generation but now also clearly one of the most courageous.

Innehållsförteckning

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