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Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism, 1st ed. 2016
Ranking International Crimes and Justifying Humanitarian Intervention
Author: Simon Thomas W.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism:
Keywords
Genocide; torture; terrorism; slavery; international criminal law; international crimes; war crimes; war crimes tribunals; humanitarian intervention; duty to protect; United Nations; Holocaust; Rwanda genocide; injustice; natural law; war on terrorism; 9/11; punishment; crimes against humanity; Armenia genocide
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Publication date: 11-2015
244 p. · 14x21.6 cm · Hardback
244 p. · 14x21.6 cm · Hardback
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We are understandably reluctant to "rank" moral atrocities. What is worse, genocide or terrorism? In this book, Thomas W. Simon argues that politicians use this to manipulate our sense of injustice by exaggerating terrorism and minimizing torture. He advocates for an international criminal code that encourages humanitarian intervention.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: COMPARING INJUSTICES: THE CENTRALITY OF GENOCIDE
1. Comparing Wrongs
2. Comparing Genocides
3. Rwanda: Devalued Injustice
PART II: COMPARATIVE APPLICATIONS: WAR ON TERROR'S DISTORTIONS
4. Torture: Undervalued Injustice
5. Terrorism: Overvalued Injustice
PART III: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
6. Universal Wrongs: Jus Cogens
7. Duty to Act: Beyond Duty to Protect
Conclusion
Appendix A: Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism Compared
Appendix B: International Crimes Compared
Bibliography
Index
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: COMPARING INJUSTICES: THE CENTRALITY OF GENOCIDE
1. Comparing Wrongs
2. Comparing Genocides
3. Rwanda: Devalued Injustice
PART II: COMPARATIVE APPLICATIONS: WAR ON TERROR'S DISTORTIONS
4. Torture: Undervalued Injustice
5. Terrorism: Overvalued Injustice
PART III: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
6. Universal Wrongs: Jus Cogens
7. Duty to Act: Beyond Duty to Protect
Conclusion
Appendix A: Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism Compared
Appendix B: International Crimes Compared
Bibliography
Index
Thomas W. Simon is Professor of International Law at Johns Hopkins University s School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, China. His books include: Laws of Genocide, Ethnic Identity and Minority Protection, Democracy & Social Injustice, Law & Philosophy, and China s Changing Legal System. He has held law fellowships at Harvard Law School (USA), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), and University of Malaya (Malaysia).
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