Sparing civilians /
Killing civilians is worse than killing soldiers. If any moral principle commands near universal assent, this one does. It is written into every major historical and religious tradition that has addressed armed conflict. It is uncompromisingly inscribed in international law. It underpins and informs...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Killing civilians is worse than killing soldiers
- Necessity
- Opportunistic and eliminative killing
- Risky killing
- Vulnerability and defenselessness
- Combatant non-immunity
- Epilogue.