Ethics of Destruction Norms and Force in International Relations

Name: Ethics of Destruction Norms and Force in International Relations
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ISBN: 9780801487415

ISBN-10: 0801487412

ISBN-13: 9780801487415

Edition: 2015

Authors: Ward Thomas

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Contrary to Carl von Clausewitz, who called the principle of moderation applied to a theory of war a "logical absurdity," Thomas (a teacher of ethics and international relations at Johns Hopkins and Holy Cross) maintains that "moral principles are fundamentally important to understanding norms governing the use of force, although they are seldom applied in their unadulterated form." Thomas examines norms' effects on the international community, the norm against assassination of leaders (in lieu of which armies are summoned to kill each other), and the norm against the aerial bombing of noncombatants. Thomas argues, for example, that the latter norm was violated when the U.S. bombed the…

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List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 6/6/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Ethics, Norms, and the Study of International Relations



Principle Meets Power: Groundwork for an Analysis of Ethical Norms



International Assassination: "An Infamous and Execrable Practice"



Aerial Bombing to 1945: "A Frightful Cataclysm"



Aerial Bombing since 1945: A Norm Revived



The Limits of International Ethics


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Index