http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2006.00255.x/full#ss5 To what extent are political leaders entitled to violate embedded moral and legal rules in response to national emergencies? Do they have a duty to do so? This article assesses two prominent liberal approaches to this question. The ‘dirty hands’ thesis insists that there is a radical separation between private and public ethics and that the latter may require the commission of acts prohibited by the former. A
Premium Morality
org/get.cfm?i=WT01K2 Schmidt‚ A and Jongman‚ A et al (1988) Political Trrorism St Augustine (1985) The City of God. London: Penguin Valls‚ A (2000) ’Can Terrorism Be Justified ’ in Valls (ed.)‚ Ethics in international affairs: theories and cases Walzer‚ M. (1988) Just and Unjust Wars: A moral Argument with Historical Illustrations. New York: Basic Books. P.239 Warner‚ M and Crisp‚ R (1990) Terrorism‚ Protest and Power Wilkins‚ B (1992) Terrorism and collective responsibility. London: Routledge Wilkinson
Premium Terrorism
Legitimations of Political Orders‚ in Moulakis‚ A (ed.) Legitimacy‚ New York: Walter de Gruyter Steffek‚ J (2003)‚ The Legitimation of International Governance: A Discourse Approach‚ European Journal of International Relations‚ Vol.9‚ No.2‚ Pp.249-275. Walzer‚ M (2004)‚ Arguing about War‚ New Haven: Yale University Press.
Premium United Nations International relations International law
intrinsic value. As stated‚ “The difficulty here is that making money is only rarely a form of self-expression‚ and the money we make is rarely enjoyed for its intrinsic qualities. In a capitalist world‚ money is the universal medium of exchange” (Walzer 400). Furthermore‚ talent is distributed unevenly and that results in some getting better than others. In Rawls’ hypothetical this is okay‚ just as long as the inequalities are to everyone’s advantage. Talents allow some to succeed more than others
Premium Capitalism Economics Marxism
Rules are applicable in almost everything we do‚ whether it would be sport‚ school‚ or life in general. Without rules how would our world function‚ if there were no rules our society would be in corruption. There would be chaos and riots every day. If there are rules to govern the actions in regular society‚ there are no exceptions for rules in war. In war there are many laws to justify certain types of tactics or behaviors. These laws fall under the Geneva Conventions. In our modern world we have
Premium Law Political philosophy United States
World is suffering every day‚ and sometimes there is nothing that people can do with it. Problems seem to be invisible and they are often underestimated‚ so that society do not try to solve them. One of them is terrorism. What comes to your mind? Every child‚ adult and retired one faced with this problem‚ and it is becoming terrible. How many broken childhoods‚ dreams and desires… Even if not to talk about the destructive consequences for buildings‚ houses‚ and public places‚ it is a world catastrophe
Premium Psychology Management Thought
threats to the poor‚ it changed their self- interest‚ which derived and prompted their actions. In the text‚ it stated‚ “More generally‚ it is true of most unjust combatants that their conduct is excused to varying degrees by the sorts of consideration Walzer mentions in arguing that they are not criminals and that these excuses diminish their liability to varying degrees” (McMahan‚
Premium Logic Writing War
Database. EBSCO. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. Himes‚ Kenneth R. "Intervention‚ just war‚ and U.S. national security." Theological Studies 65.1 (2004): 141-157. ATLA Religion Database. EBSCO. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. Bell‚ Daniel M‚ Jr "Just war engaged: review essay of Walzer and O ’Donovan." Modern Theology 22.2 (2006): 295-305. ATLA Religion Database. EBSCO. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. Pace‚ Bradley "The horrors we bless: rethinking the just-war legacy." Anglican Theological Review 89.4 (2007): 663-665. ATLA Religion Database
Premium Laws of war
Cambridge‚ Cambridge University Press‚ 1958. of Chicago Press‚ 1987. Walzer‚ Richard. Al-Farabi on the Perfect State. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 1985 Zimmerman‚ F.W London: Oxford University Press‚ 1981. [ 2 ]. Galston‚ Miriam. Politics and Excellence‚ (New Jersey: Princeton University Press‚ 1990.)pp.21 [ 3 ] [ 4 ]. Netton‚ Ian Richard‚ Al-Farabi and His School‚ (New York: Routledge‚ 1992).pp.3-4 [ 5 ] [ 6 ]. Walzer‚ Richard. Al-Farabi on the Perfect State‚ (New York: Oxford University
Premium Political philosophy Philosophy Plato
There are many people in the US that struggle to survive and obtain basic necessities. Welfare is the financial support of people in need but how does the government decide who needs it. Is it the government’s responsibility to help them or should these people not depend on others to help them? Murray believes that welfare is not good because there is always going to be someone who is getting it that doesn’t need it and someone who needs it but isn’t getting it. He also believes that people who are
Premium Unemployment Welfare United States