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- Rethinking the Just War Tradition
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series, Ethics and the Military Profession
summary
The just war tradition is an evolving body of tenets for determining when resorting to war is just and how war may be justly executed. Rethinking the Just War Tradition provides a timely exploration in light of new security threats that have emerged since the end of the Cold War, including ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, threats of terror attacks, and genocidal conflicts within states. The contributors are philosophers, political scientists, a U.S. Army officer, and a senior analyst at the Center for Defense Information. They scrutinize some familiar themes in just war theory from fresh and original angles, and also explore altogether new territory. The diverse topics considered include war and the environment, justice in the ending of war, U.S. military hegemony, a general theory of just armed-conflict principles, supreme emergencies, the distinction between combatants and noncombatants, child soldiers, the moral equality of all soldiers, targeted assassination, preventive war, right authority, and armed humanitarian intervention. Clearly written and free of jargon, this book illustrates how the just war tradition can be rethought and applied today.
Table of Contents
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- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- p. xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-13
- PART 1: Theory
- PART 2: Noncombatants and Combatants
- 7. Just War Theory and Child Soldiers
- pp. 131-147
- PART 3: Intervention of Law
- CONTRIBUTORS
- pp. 251-253
- INDEX [Includes Back Cover]
- pp. 255-265
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791479698
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
140209772
Pages
278
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No