Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism : Ranking International Crimes and Justifying Humanitarian Intervention
1st ed. 2016
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
113741510X
ISBN-13
9781137415103
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 4th, 2015
Print length
244 Pages
Weight
460 grams
Dimensions
14.80 x 22.40 x 2.10 cms
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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.
In this book, the author argues that politicians use our discomfort in ''ranking'' moral atrocities to manipulate our sense of injustice and serve their interests. He argues that while genocides such as the Holocaust and Rwanda are universally recognized as the worst crimes imaginable, the War on Terror has distorted our sense of atrocity by minimizing torture and exaggerating terrorism. Simon advocates for an international criminal code with clearly defined and ranked injustices that would rehabilitate humanitarian intervention and replace an impotent duty to protect with a committed duty to act.
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