INTL614  - Assassination: History, Theory, and Practice

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This course is a study of the historical, theoretical, political, moral, and legal dynamics and implications associated with assassination, targeted killing, and related topics in modern warfare and intelligence operations. Through case studies, public law, and historical example, students will explore the reasons behind, the objectives sought, and implications of assassination, targeted killing, and other ethical dilemmas in intelligence and modern warfare.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

N/A

Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
09/26/11 - 02/26/12 03/05/12 - 04/29/12 Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
10/31/11 - 03/25/12 04/02/12 - 05/27/12 Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 07/01/12 Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
12/26/11 - 05/27/12 06/04/12 - 07/29/12 Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
01/30/12 - 06/24/12 07/02/12 - 08/26/12 Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: The Ethics of Destruction
ISBN: 0801487412
Publication Info: Cornell Univ. Press, 2001
Author: Ward, Thomas
Unit Cost: $23.00

Book Title: Moral Dilemmas of Modern War
ISBN: 0521685109
Publication Info: Cambridge University Press
Author: Gross, Michael L.
Unit Cost: $30.00

Book Title: Assassination
ISBN: 1848843631
Publication Info: Pen & Sword
Author: Miles Hudson
Unit Cost: $39.95

 
 
 

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