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

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

In this work, philosopher Seumas Miller analyzes the various moral justifications and moral responsibilities involved in the use of lethal force by police and military, relying on a distinctive normative teleological account of institutional roles.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Miller, Seumas, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press 2016.
Materias:
Police ethics.
Military ethics.
Police shootings > Moral and ethical aspects.
Combat > Moral and ethical aspects.
Public safety > Moral and ethical aspects.
National security > Moral and ethical aspects.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009635736206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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