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The Ethics of Counterterrorism
This book offers the first systematic normative theory for assessing and criticising counterterrorist policy. It investigates whether widely-endorsed restrictions on state action in the areas of surveillance, policing, armed conflict, criminal justice, diplomacy, and cultural integration need to be weakened when confronted with terrorist threats.
| Author(s) | By Isaac Taylor. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 162 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 2 May 2018 |
| Availability | Available |
This book offers the first systematic normative theory for assessing and criticising counterterrorist policy. It investigates whether widely-endorsed restrictions on state action in the areas of surveillance, policing, armed conflict, criminal justice, diplomacy, and cultural integration need to be weakened when confronted with terrorist threats.
Introduction 1. Terrorism 2. Mass Surveillance 3. Civil Liberties 4. Military Responses 5. Criminal Justice 6. Negotiation 7. Integration Conclusion
Isaac Taylor is a Scholar in Residence at the Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado Boulder. Recent papers have appeared in Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy
