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The mechanics of claims and permissible killing in war
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- Creator
- Alec D. Walen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- ©2019
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 242 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780190872045, 0190872047
- OCLC
- on1076426431
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index.
- Introduction -- Basic premises and method -- A theory of rights -- Putting the mechanics of claims in perspective -- Avoiding a misplaced emphasis on intentions -- Innocent threats versus innocent bystanders -- From innocent threats to innocently aiding unjust combatants -- Negative agent-claims and the agent-patient inference -- Intervening agency and the right of non-sacrifice -- Conclusions