Moral Constraints on War: Principles and CasesBruno Coppieters, N. Fotion Lexington Books, 2002 - 321 pages Moral Constraints on War offers a principle-by-principle presentation of the transcultural roots of the ethics of war in an age defined by the increasingly international nature of military intervention. Parts one and two trace the evolution of Just War theory, analyzing the principles of jus ad bellum and jus in bello: the principles that determine under what conditions a war may be started and then conducted. Each chapter provides the historical background of the principle under discussion, an explanation of the principle, and numerous historical examples of its application. In Part three, case studies apply the theories discussed to the Gulf War, the 1994 Russian intervention in Chechnya, NATO's humanitarian mission in Kosovo, and the U.S. military's actions in Afghanistan in the wake of the World Trade Center attacks. Bringing together an international coterie of philosophers and political scientists this accessible and practical guide offers students of military ethics, international law, and social conflict rich, up-to-the-minute insight into the pluralistic character of Just War Theory. |
Contents
Jus and Bellum | 25 |
Legitimate Authority | 41 |
Right Intentions | 59 |
Likelihood of Success | 79 |
Proportionality | 91 |
Last Resort | 101 |
Jus in Bello | 129 |
Discrimination | 141 |
The First Chechen War 19941996 | 177 |
The NATO Intervention in the Kosovo Crisis MarchJune 1999 | 205 |
NATOs Intervention in the Kosovo Crisis Whose Justice? | 229 |
After Kosovo Moral and Legal Constraints on Humanitarian Intervention | 247 |
The Military Response of the USLed Coalition to the September 11 Attacks | 265 |
Concluding Comments | 293 |
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About the Contributors | 319 |
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Page 4 - You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I wilL War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it: and those who brought war into our Country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to Secure Peace. But you cannot have Peace and a Division of our Country.
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In War We Trust: The Bush Doctrine and the Pursuit of Just War Chris J. Dolan No preview available - 2005 |