The end of reciprocity : terror, torture, and the law of war / Mark Osiel.
| Author/creator | Osiel, Mark |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
| Description | viii, 667 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Reciprocity in the law of war : ambient sightings, ambivalent soundings -- Reciprocity in humanitarian law : acceptance and repudiation -- Humanitarian vs. human rights law : the coming clash -- Is torture uniquely degrading? : the unpersuasive answer of liberal jurisprudence -- Fairness in terrorist war (1) : Rawlsian reciprocity -- Fairness in terrorist war (2) : Kantian reciprocity -- Humanitarian law as corrective justice : do targeted killing and torture 'correct' for terror? -- Reciprocity as civilization : the terrorist as savage -- The inflationary rhetoric of terrorist threat : humanitarian law as deflationary check -- Reciprocity as tit-for-tat : rational retaliation in modern war -- The 'gift' of humanitarianism : soft power and benevolent signaling -- Martial honor in modern democracy : the JAGs as a source of national restraint -- Roots of anti-reciprocity : transnational identity and national self-respect. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008034560 |
| ISBN | 9780521513517 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0521513510 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780521730143 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521730147 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | KZ 6471 .O845 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |