Disposable Deontology: The Death Penalty and Nuclear Deterrence
48 Pages Posted: 20 Oct 2020
Date Written: September 1, 2003
Abstract
This article examines the tension between Western European nations' moral opposition to the death penalty and their acceptance of the benefits of nuclear deterrence, a warfare theory predicated on the mass slaughter of millions of innocent civilians.
Keywords: death penalty, capital punishment, nuclear deterrence
JEL Classification: K14, K33
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Yin, Tung, Disposable Deontology: The Death Penalty and Nuclear Deterrence (September 1, 2003). Alabama Law Review, Vol. 55, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3684904
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