War crimes : causes, excuses, and blame /

In 2005, US Marines killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha. How should we assess the perpetrators of this and other war crimes? Is it unfair to blame the Marines because they were subject to situational pressures such as combat stress? Or should they be held responsible for their a...

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Causes, excuses, and blame
Hauptverfasser:
Talbert, Matthew, Wolfendale, Jessica
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019
Zusammenfassung:
In 2005, US Marines killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha. How should we assess the perpetrators of this and other war crimes? Is it unfair to blame the Marines because they were subject to situational pressures such as combat stress? Or should they be held responsible for their actions, since they intentionally chose to kill civilians? In this text, we take up these questions and propose a provocative theory of the causes of war crimes and the responsibility of perpetrators.
Umfang:
1 online resource (ix, 168 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-067589-6
0-19-067590-X
0-19-067588-8
Schlagworte:
War and crime.
War crimes.
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