Bibliograph

War crimes, causes, excuses, and blame, Matthew Talbert and Jessica Wolfendale

Type

Label

War crimes, causes, excuses, and blame, Matthew Talbert and Jessica Wolfendale

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

War crimes

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1069679326

Responsibility statement

Matthew Talbert and Jessica Wolfendale

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Sub title

causes, excuses, and blame

Summary

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.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

Creator