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Terror in the name of human rights
The dominant political language of today seems to involve the notion that the 'terrorists' and 'outlaw states' threaten peace, human rights, dignity and freedom, and that in defence of these values 'we' are justified in going to war. This article draws attention to the highly problematic nature of this form of moral thinking about war. The article develops a jurisprudence of war and violence built upon the philosophy of Kant and Hegel. Contemporary acts of war and terror are positioned within the notion of 'war's moral problem' and are reconceived as a problem and a challenge of (mis)recognition.
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Melbourne Journal of International LawISSN
1444-8602Publisher
University of MelbourneIssue
1Volume
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127-154Pages
28.0Department affiliated with
- Law Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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