Author: SIMON, THOMAS W.
Title: Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism: Ranking International Crimes and Justifying Humanitarian Intervention
Description: London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. 113741510X. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 113741510X. Publisher's laminated photographic boards. In his latest book, Professor Simon argues that politicians use our discomfort in "ranking" moral atrocities to manipulate our sense of injustice and to serve their own 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. Dr. Simon advocates for an international criminal code with clearly defined and ranked injustices, which would rehabilitate humanitarian intervention and replace a currently impotent duty to protect with a committed duty to act. Thomas W. Simon is Professor of International Law at Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, China. His books include: Laws of Genocide, Ethnic Identity and Minority Protection, Democracy and Social Injustice, Law and Philosophy, and China's Changing Legal System. He has held law fellowships at Harvard Law School, USA, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and University of Malaya, Malaysia. "[A] brilliantly original book . Indispensable reading for anyone seeking the enhanced implementation of international criminal law." – Richard Falk, Princeton University, USA . New.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 256 pp. New with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: 113741510x Politics Political Sociology Power and the State Social Policy Poverty Inequality Global Social Policy Race Ethnicity Philosophy & Social Sciences Business, Law & Government Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
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Title: Genocide, Torture, and Terrorism: Ranking International Crimes and Justifying Humanitarian Intervention
Description: London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. 113741510X. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 113741510X. Publisher's laminated photographic boards. In his latest book, Professor Simon argues that politicians use our discomfort in "ranking" moral atrocities to manipulate our sense of injustice and to serve their own 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. Dr. Simon advocates for an international criminal code with clearly defined and ranked injustices, which would rehabilitate humanitarian intervention and replace a currently impotent duty to protect with a committed duty to act. Thomas W. Simon is Professor of International Law at Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, China. His books include: Laws of Genocide, Ethnic Identity and Minority Protection, Democracy and Social Injustice, Law and Philosophy, and China's Changing Legal System. He has held law fellowships at Harvard Law School, USA, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and University of Malaya, Malaysia. "[A] brilliantly original book . Indispensable reading for anyone seeking the enhanced implementation of international criminal law." – Richard Falk, Princeton University, USA . New.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 256 pp. New with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: 113741510x Politics Political Sociology Power and the State Social Policy Poverty Inequality Global Social Policy Race Ethnicity Philosophy & Social Sciences Business, Law & Government Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
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- Book number: 25774
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