Just war theory
Just war theory [electronic resource] /
edited by Thom Brooks.
- Leiden : BRILL, 2012.
- 1 online resource (232 p.).
- Studies in moral philosophy, v. 4 2211-2014 ; .
- Studies in moral philosophy (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 4. .
Available through EBL.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and index.
Introduction -- PART I: Just war and unjust war. The Permissibility of Aiding and Abetting Unjust Wars -- Dividing Harm -- Consistency in the Armed Enforcement of Human Rights: A Moral Necessity? -- PART II: Just war and self-defense. Conditional Threats -- Can Wars Be Fought Justly? The Necessity Condition Put to the Test -- PART III: Innocent non-combatants and self-defense. Self-Defence among Innocent People -- Killing in War and Moral Equality -- Self-Defence and the Principle of Non-Combatant Immunity -- Partiality and Weighing Harm to Non-Combatants -- PART IV: Just war theory and terrorism. Defining Terrorism for Public Policy Purposes: The Group\2013Target Definition
Just War Theory raises some of the most pressing and important philosophical issues of our day. This book brings together some of the most important essays in this area written by leading scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand just war theory.
9789004242029
Atrocities.
Just war doctrine.
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Electronic books.
172.42
Available through EBL.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and index.
Introduction -- PART I: Just war and unjust war. The Permissibility of Aiding and Abetting Unjust Wars -- Dividing Harm -- Consistency in the Armed Enforcement of Human Rights: A Moral Necessity? -- PART II: Just war and self-defense. Conditional Threats -- Can Wars Be Fought Justly? The Necessity Condition Put to the Test -- PART III: Innocent non-combatants and self-defense. Self-Defence among Innocent People -- Killing in War and Moral Equality -- Self-Defence and the Principle of Non-Combatant Immunity -- Partiality and Weighing Harm to Non-Combatants -- PART IV: Just war theory and terrorism. Defining Terrorism for Public Policy Purposes: The Group\2013Target Definition
Just War Theory raises some of the most pressing and important philosophical issues of our day. This book brings together some of the most important essays in this area written by leading scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand just war theory.
9789004242029
Atrocities.
Just war doctrine.
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Electronic books.
172.42