Part I. What is the nature and rhetoric of terrorism? -- Murderers, not warriors : the moral distinction between terrorists and legitimate fighters in asymmetric conflicts / Shannon E. French -- The terrorism of "terrorism" / Tomis Kapitan -- Part II. Who are the terrorists, and why do they hate? -- Terror and just response / Noam Chomsky -- Narratives competing for our souls / David B. Burrell -- The war against pluralism / Robert L. Phillips -- Can a Muslim be a terrorist? / Zayn Kassam -- Part III. What is a morally justified response to terrorism? -- The moral response to terrorism and cosmopolitanism / Louis P. Pojman -- Envisioning a global rule of law / Daniele Archibugi and Iris Marion Young -- Making war on terrorism in response to 9/11 / Claudia Card -- Terrorism, war, and empire / Richard W. Miller -- Terrorism and international justice / James P. Sterba -- Compassion and terror / Martha C. Nussbaum.
Summary
This collection of essays on terrorism and international justice focuses on three central questions - What is the nature and rhetoric of terrorism? Who are the terrorists and why do they hate? And what is a morally justified response to terrorism?