252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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Basing his argument on natural law, Graham J. McAleer asserts that only public authority has the right to intentionally kill. He draws upon the work of Thomas Aquinas and Francisco de Vitoria, defending the claim that these natural law theorists have developed the best available theory of homicide. To have rule of law in any meaningful sense, the author argues, there must be protections for the... Read more
Introduction 1. Blood Diamonds and the Limits of Moral Knowledge 2. State Privilege to Kill 3. Victims’ Rights and Double Jeopardy 4. Political Theology and the Law of War 5. Wrongful Life Tort 6. Is Carl Schmitt Right? Is Just War Impossible? 7. Why the Case of the Maltese Twins Was Wrongly Decided 8. Kosovo Air War and Why Malthus Was Really a Wise Man, Conclusion: Natural Law as Political Theology
Biography
Graham McAleer
