Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism [electronic resource] : Ranking International Crimes and Justifying Humanitarian Intervention /
Simon, Thomas W.author.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Comparing wrongs -- Comparing genocides -- Rwanda : devalued injustice -- Torture : undervalued injustice -- Terrorism : overvalued injustice -- Universal wrongs : Jus Cogens -- Duty to act : beyond duty to protect.
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.
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