Contemporary terrorist organizations and the threat to Michael Walzer's defense of a supreme emergency exemption from Jus in Bello /

Michael Walzer has forwarded an argument that defends an exemption from adherence to Jus in Bello when a state finds itself in a situation of "supreme emergency." The argument is morally problematic due to the fact that it defends the direct and intentional targeting of non-combatants, a r...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ellis, Thomas H.
Other Authors:	McDermott, John J. (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2010]
Subjects:	Major philosophy. Hamas Supreme Emergency Walzer Al Qaeda
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy