Killing Terrorists: A Moral and Legal Analysis

Anna Goppel

Published by De Gruyter 2013

Killing Terrorists

A Moral and Legal Analysis

Anna Goppel

In the series Ideen & Argumente

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110277272

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Targeted killing of terrorists has become an established practice in the fight against terrorism. The disturbing consequences of the practice and its increasing political and societal acceptance raise questions as to its justifiability and its place in counter-terrorism.

Anna Goppel explores whether targeted killing of terrorists can be justified, both from a moral and an international legal perspective. She discusses moral and international legal limits to state use of lethal force and argues that the moral principles and the international legal regulations allow for the practice only in very specific, very rare, and rather hypothetical cases. The analysis is based on a thorough discussion of the human right to life, the laws and ethics of war, and the relevant moral and legal arguments. This makes it of particular interest to philosophers and legal theorists interested in terrorism, counter-terrorism, human rights, and the legitimacy of defensive state measures.

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Anna Goppel, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Table of cases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Table of treaties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Table of UN documents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xx
Table of other materials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxiv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Groundwork
1 Defining ‘targeted killing of terrorists’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2 Case studies and aspects relevant for the assessment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Part II: International Legal Justification
3 Human rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4 Legal acts of war Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
5 National self-defence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Part III: Moral Justification
6 The rationale for killing in war Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
7 Revenge and punishment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
8 Consequences (i): Consequentialism as a general moral theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
9 Feindstrafrecht: Forfeiture of the right to life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
10 Self-Defence: Limited forfeiture of the right to life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
11 Consequences (ii): The situation-dependent justifying force of consequences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
Concluding remarks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	308
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	312
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	326

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Institutes, Libraries, Legal and Political Experts and Decision-makers
Pages
- Front matter: 28
- Main content: 328
Keywords: Terrorism; Human Rights; Constitutional State

eBook

Published: January 30, 2013
ISBN: 9783110277272

Hardcover

Published: January 22, 2013
ISBN: 9783110284423

Paperback

Published: June 20, 2016
ISBN: 9783110481730