The Lesser Evil
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The Lesser Evil is a political philosophy book by Michael Ignatieff that examines how democracies can confront terrorism and other threats while compromising as little as possible on civil liberties and human rights.
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| The Lesser Evil canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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political philosophy book ⓘ |
| argues |
democracies may need to adopt lesser-evil measures to confront serious threats
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democracies must preserve core civil liberties and human rights even under threat ⓘ |
| author | Michael Ignatieff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
balancing security and freedom
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ethical constraints on counterterrorism ⓘ lesser-evil justification ⓘ limits of liberal democracy in crisis ⓘ temporary suspension of rights ⓘ |
| genre |
human rights literature
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
constitutional democracy
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counterterrorism policy ⓘ emergency powers ⓘ human rights law ⓘ just war theory ⓘ liberalism ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ preventive detention ⓘ rule of law ⓘ security policy ⓘ security vs liberty trade-off ⓘ state power ⓘ torture ⓘ war on terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
policy makers
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scholars of political science ⓘ students of human rights ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil liberties
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democracy ⓘ human rights ⓘ political ethics ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on debates about post-9/11 security policies
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systematic analysis of liberal responses to terrorism ⓘ |
| proposes | framework for democratic states to confront terrorism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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