Counter-terrorism : : the ethical issues / / edited by Seumas Miller (Professor of Philosophy, Charles Sturt University, Australia, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands and the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, UK), Adam Henschke (Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Australia) and Jonas Feltes (PhD candidate, Department of Values, Technology & Innovation, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands).

"This insightful book provides an analysis of the central ethical issues that have arisen in combatting global terrorism and, in particular, jihadist terrorist groups, notably Al Qaeda, Islamic State and their affiliates. Chapters explore the theoretical problems that arise in relation to terro...

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Place / Publishing House:Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Introduction to counter-terrorism: The ethical issues 1
  • 1 preventive criminal law: Terrorist crimes and liberal democratic values / Mitt Regan and Alexandra L. White
  • 2. The definition of terrorism / Seumas Miller and Jonas Feltes
  • 3. Collective responsibility and counter-terrorism / Seumas Miller and Jonas Feltes
  • 4. Kill, wound or capture: Ethics considerations for counter-terrorism operations / Michael Robillard
  • 5. Accountability for targeted killing / Mary B. DeRosa and Mitt Regan
  • 6. Interrogation ethics in counter-terror operations / Michael Skerker
  • 7. Preventive detention of terrorists / Seumas Miller
  • 8. Use of stings in counter-terrorism: Entrapment and ethics / Seumas Miller
  • 9. Counter-terrorism, social media and the regulation of extremist content / Levi J. West
  • 10. On free public communication and terrorism online / Adam Henschke
  • 11. Counter-terrorism and psyop / Michael Robillard
  • 12. From 'need to share' to 'need to care': Information aggregation and the need to care about how surveillance technologies are used for counter-terrorism / Adam Henschke
  • 13. Bulk data collection, national security and ethics / Scott Robbins
  • 14. Collective moral responsibility and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism: The case of phosphine / Jonas Feltes
  • Index.