Targeted Killings
Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
Av Claire Finkelstein, Jens David Ohlin, Andrew Altman, University of Pennsylvania Institute of Law and Philosophy) Finkelstein, Claire (, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania; Co-Director, Cornell Law School) Ohlin, Jens David (Associate Professor of Law, Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics) Altman, Andrew (Professor of Philosophy, Georgia State University; Director of Research
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2012-03-01
- Mått171 x 245 x 28 mm
- Vikt902 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieEthics, National Security, and the Rule of Law
- Antal sidor520
- FörlagOUP OXFORD
- EAN9780199646487