Terrorism and the Right to Resist :
Finlay, Christopher J.
Terrorism and the Right to Resist : A Theory of Just Revolutionary War. - 1 online resource (356 pages)
Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Revolutions armed and unarmed -- 1.2 Armed resistance and the concept of terrorism -- 1.3 Outline of the argument -- Part I Theory and principles -- 2 Justice, oppression, and the right to resist -- 2.1 A right to resist -- 2.2 Oppression and the objects of resistance -- 2.3 Human rights and 'the revolutionary stance' -- 2.4 From human rights to the right to resist -- 2.5 Self-determination and social justice as goals of rightful resistance -- 2.6 Justice and the duty to resist -- 2.7 Conclusion: resistance to oppression as a right -- 3 Rights worth killing for -- 3.1 The problem of narrow proportionality -- 3.2 Three possible responses -- 3.3 Political oppression and conditional threats -- 3.4 Two qualifications -- 3.5 Contexts for rightful armed resistance -- 4 The codes of resistance -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The jus in bello -- 4.3 Limits of the Standard jus in bello -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5 Rights worth dying for: Distributing the costs of resistance -- 5.1 The jus ad bellum and the in bello codes -- 5.2 Necessity, success, and proportionality -- 5.3 Ad bellum proportionality: balancing innocent casualties -- 5.4 Combatants, friendly and unfriendly -- 5.5 Non-combatant non-beneficiaries -- 5.6 Non-combatant beneficiaries: offsetting innocent casualties -- 5.7 The proportionality of resistance -- 5.8 The proportionality paradox -- Part II Wars of liberation: Fighting within the Standard JIB -- 6 Non-state groups and the authority to wage war -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Defending individuals from attack -- 6.3 Legitimate authority and the Standard JIB -- 6.4 Legitimate authority and non-state groups -- 6.5 Conclusions -- 7 Guerrilla war, discrimination, and the problem of lawful irregulars -- 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Discrimination and the legal liability of just combatants -- 7.3 Just determinations of discrimination -- 7.4 Discrimination and the rights of irregular combatants -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Part III Fighting beyond the law of war -- 8 The Partisan jus in bello: Resistance beyond the laws of war -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Partisan JIB -- 8.3 Viewpoints on asymmetric war -- 8.4 The Standard JIB versus the Partisan JIB -- 8.5 Conclusions -- 9 Terrorist war -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 A 'logical choice' -- 9.3 The moral wrong(s) of terrorism -- 9.4 Models for all-things-considered justification (A): proportionality -- 9.5 Models for all-things-considered justification (B): fairness -- 9.6 The Terrorist JIB -- 10 Back to the start: The ethics of beginning -- 10.1 As if from nowhere -- 10.2 Revolutionary strategy -- 10.3 The moral dimensions of revolutionary entrepreneurship -- 10.4 Conclusion: proportionality and overwhelmingly violent regimes -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
A systematic account of the right to resist oppression and of the forms of armed force it can justify.
Available electronically via the Internet.
9781316363393
Just war doctrine.
Electronic books.
363.32501
Terrorism and the Right to Resist : A Theory of Just Revolutionary War. - 1 online resource (356 pages)
Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Revolutions armed and unarmed -- 1.2 Armed resistance and the concept of terrorism -- 1.3 Outline of the argument -- Part I Theory and principles -- 2 Justice, oppression, and the right to resist -- 2.1 A right to resist -- 2.2 Oppression and the objects of resistance -- 2.3 Human rights and 'the revolutionary stance' -- 2.4 From human rights to the right to resist -- 2.5 Self-determination and social justice as goals of rightful resistance -- 2.6 Justice and the duty to resist -- 2.7 Conclusion: resistance to oppression as a right -- 3 Rights worth killing for -- 3.1 The problem of narrow proportionality -- 3.2 Three possible responses -- 3.3 Political oppression and conditional threats -- 3.4 Two qualifications -- 3.5 Contexts for rightful armed resistance -- 4 The codes of resistance -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The jus in bello -- 4.3 Limits of the Standard jus in bello -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5 Rights worth dying for: Distributing the costs of resistance -- 5.1 The jus ad bellum and the in bello codes -- 5.2 Necessity, success, and proportionality -- 5.3 Ad bellum proportionality: balancing innocent casualties -- 5.4 Combatants, friendly and unfriendly -- 5.5 Non-combatant non-beneficiaries -- 5.6 Non-combatant beneficiaries: offsetting innocent casualties -- 5.7 The proportionality of resistance -- 5.8 The proportionality paradox -- Part II Wars of liberation: Fighting within the Standard JIB -- 6 Non-state groups and the authority to wage war -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Defending individuals from attack -- 6.3 Legitimate authority and the Standard JIB -- 6.4 Legitimate authority and non-state groups -- 6.5 Conclusions -- 7 Guerrilla war, discrimination, and the problem of lawful irregulars -- 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Discrimination and the legal liability of just combatants -- 7.3 Just determinations of discrimination -- 7.4 Discrimination and the rights of irregular combatants -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Part III Fighting beyond the law of war -- 8 The Partisan jus in bello: Resistance beyond the laws of war -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Partisan JIB -- 8.3 Viewpoints on asymmetric war -- 8.4 The Standard JIB versus the Partisan JIB -- 8.5 Conclusions -- 9 Terrorist war -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 A 'logical choice' -- 9.3 The moral wrong(s) of terrorism -- 9.4 Models for all-things-considered justification (A): proportionality -- 9.5 Models for all-things-considered justification (B): fairness -- 9.6 The Terrorist JIB -- 10 Back to the start: The ethics of beginning -- 10.1 As if from nowhere -- 10.2 Revolutionary strategy -- 10.3 The moral dimensions of revolutionary entrepreneurship -- 10.4 Conclusion: proportionality and overwhelmingly violent regimes -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.
A systematic account of the right to resist oppression and of the forms of armed force it can justify.
Available electronically via the Internet.
9781316363393
Just war doctrine.
Electronic books.
363.32501