Moral monsters and patriot acts: Rights and duties in the worst of times

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-277

  Finkel, Norman J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alleged terrorists; Bad Samaritans; Duties; Pedophiles; Rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747058974     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.12.2.242     Document Type: Article

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