Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism [electronic resource] : Ranking International Crimes and Justifying Humanitarian Intervention / by Thomas W. Simon.

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Simon, Thomas W

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SpringerLink (Online service)

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US (Imprint), 2016.Description: XII, 244 p. online resourceISBN:

9781137415110 (ebook: PDF)

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320 23

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Summary: 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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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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