The Ethics of Armed Conflict : A Cosmopolitan Just War Theory /

The Ethics of Armed Conflict : A Cosmopolitan Just War Theory /

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Just war theory exists to stop armies and countries from using armed force without good cause. But how can we judge whether a war is just? In this original book, John W. Lango takes some distinctive approaches to the ethics of armed conflict. A revisionist approach that involves generalising traditi...

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Main Author: Lango, John W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh Univ Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
E-docs.
Ethics.
Military ethics.
War.
Just war.
Armed conflicts.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Politics and government.
Political science and theory.
Guerre > Aspect moral.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Just war theory
  • 3. Moral theory
  • 4. Theory of action
  • 5. Just cause
  • 6. Last resort
  • 7. Last resort and noncombatant immunity
  • 8. Proportionality and authority
  • 9. All things considered.

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