Ethics of terrorism & counter-terrorism / / Georg Meggle (ed.).

• Superior document: Philosophische Forschung = Philosophical research ; Bd. 3
• Author: Kemmerling, Andreas
• TeilnehmendeR: Meggle, Georg.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophische Forschung (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; Bd. 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (355 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

We are supposed to wage war against Terrorism - but exactly what we are fighting against in this war, there is nearly no consensus about. And, much worse, nearly nobody cares about this conceptual disaster - the main thing being, whether or not you are taking sides with the good guys. This volume is an analytical attempt to end this disaster. What is Terrorism? Are terrorist acts to be defined exclusively on the basis of the characteristics of the respective actions? Or should we restrict such actions to acts performed by non-state organisations? And, most important, is terrorism already by it

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Abstracts -- I. Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism Semantics -- 'Terrorism' as a Method of Terrorism / Kapitan, Tomis -- Benign Blackmail: Cassandra's Plan or What is Terrorism? / Mueller, Olaf L. -- Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare − A Comparative Essay / Messelken, Daniel -- State Terrorism and Counterterrorism / Primoratz, Igor -- Terror: The Neglected but Inescapable Core of Terrorism / Webel, Charles P. -- Terrorism and Collective Responsibility / Miller, Seumas -- The Unethical Rhetoric of Terror / Dascal, Marcelo -- II. Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism Ethics -- Political Terrorism and the Rules of Just War / Bauhn, Per -- Terrorism, Just War and Right Response / Coady, C. A. J. (Tony) -- Terrorism, Morality and Right Authority / Thompson, Janna -- Terror & Counter-Terror: Initial Ethical Reflections / Meggle, Georg -- Counter-Terrorism: Torture and Assassination / Khatchadourian, Haig -- The War on Terrorism: Its Justification and Limits / Simpson, Peter -- Morals in Terrorist Times / Bittner, Rüdiger -- The Ethics of Terrorism / Steinhoff, Uwe -- III. Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism Law and Politics -- War on Terrorism and the Crises of the Political / Emcke, Carolin -- Terrorism as an Instrument of Liberation: A Liberation Ideology Perspective / Pavković, Aleksandar -- National Security, Terrorism, and Constitutional Balance / Lustgarten, Laurence -- Criminal Justice After 9-11: ICC or Military Tribunals / Mertens, Thomas -- Looking for Mohammed: Data Screening in Search of Terrorists / Groetker, Ralf -- Does the Suppression of Pro-Terrorist Speech Enhance Collective Security? / Peonidis, Filimon -- After 9-11 - A Paradigm Change in International Law? / Zanetti, Véronique -- Biographical Notes