Moral dilemmas of modern war torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict / Michael L. Gross.

Author/creator Gross, Michael L., 1954-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxiii, 321 p. ; 24 cm.
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Portion of title Torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict
Contents Torture, assassination, and blackmail in an age of asymmetric conflict -- Friends, foes, or brothers in arms? the puzzle of combatant equality -- Combatants in asymmetric war -- Shooting to kill : the paradox of prohibited weapons -- Shooting to stun : the paradox of nonlethal warfare -- Murder, self-defense, or execution? the dilemma of assassination -- Human dignity or human life : the dilemmas of torture and rendition -- Noncombatants in asymmetric war -- Blackmailing the innocent : the dilemma of noncombatant immunity -- Killing the innocent : the dilemma of terrorism -- Risking our lives to save others : puzzles of humanitarian intervention -- Conclusion and afterword -- Torture, assassination, and blackmail : new norms for asymmetric conflict? -- The war in Gaza, December 2008 to January 2009.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009008941
ISBN9780521866156 (hardback)
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