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A Modern Day Trolley Problem: A Review of Terror
Tom KeatingeRUSI Journal, 2 August 2017
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Art, Culture and Literature, Law and Ethics
Ferdinand von Schirach’s courtroom drama Terror asks for the audience to make an uncomfortable decision on a plausible modern-day scenario.
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