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Book/Printed Material Shooting to kill : the ethics of police and military use of lethal force

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Title

  • Shooting to kill : the ethics of police and military use of lethal force

Names

  • Miller, Seumas, author

Created / Published

  • Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Contents

  • Introduction -- Morally permissible use of lethal force: a taxonomy -- Killing in self-defence -- Police officers, regular soldiers and normative institutional analysis -- Police use of lethal force -- Police use of lethal force and suicide bombers -- Military use of lethal force -- Civilian immunity -- Humanitarian armed intervention -- Targeted killing -- Autonomous weapons and moral responsibility -- Conclusion.

Headings

  • -  Combat--Moral and ethical aspects
  • -  Military ethics
  • -  National security--Moral and ethical aspects
  • -  Police ethics
  • -  Police shootings--Moral and ethical aspects
  • -  Public safety--Moral and ethical aspects

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (x, 294 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HV7924

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020718660

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Miller, Seumas, Author. Shooting to Kill: The Ethics of Police and Military Use of Lethal Force. [Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2016] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718660/.

APA citation style:

Miller, S. (2016) Shooting to Kill: The Ethics of Police and Military Use of Lethal Force. [Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718660/.

MLA citation style:

Miller, Seumas, Author. Shooting to Kill: The Ethics of Police and Military Use of Lethal Force. [Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2016] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020718660/>.