Targeted killings [electronic resource] : law and morality in an asymmetrical world / edited by Claire Finkelstein, Jens David Ohlin, Andrew Altman. Finkelstein, Claire Oakes. Ohlin, Jens David. Altman, Andrew, 1950- Targeted killing Moral and ethical aspects. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Moral and ethical aspects. War Moral and ethical aspects. HV6278 364.1524 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The controversy surrounding targeted killings represents a crisis of conscience for policymakers, lawyers and philosophers grappling with the moral and legal limits of the war on terror. This text examines the legal and philosophical issues raised by government efforts to target suspected terrorists. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xx, 496 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199646470.001.0001 eng