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terror regimes  

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  • The essence of a terror regime lies in summary justice. Under summary justice, the innocent as well as the guilty are victims; in terror regimes, the deaths of innocent victims, chosen on the basis of characteristics that no change in behavior can alter, occur on a large scale. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Terror Regimes]

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