Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs: Philosophy for the White House

by Jeremy Waldron

Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11. His contributions have spanned the major controversies of the War on Terror including the morality and legality of torture, whether security can be 'balanced' with liberty, and the relationship between public safety and individual rights. He has also tackled underlying questions essential to understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199652023
• ISBN13: 9780199652020
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"