Intervention, Terrorism, and Torture

Intervention, Terrorism, and Torture
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781402046780
ISBN-13 : 1402046782
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Book Synopsis Intervention, Terrorism, and Torture by : Steven P. Lee

Download or read book Intervention, Terrorism, and Torture written by Steven P. Lee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book asks whether just war theory and its rules for determining when war is justified remains adequate to the challenges posed by contemporary developments. Some argue that the nature of contemporary war makes these rules obsolete. By carefully examining the phenomena of intervention, terrorism, and torture from a number of different perspectives, the essays in this book explore this complex set of issues with insight and clarity.


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