The ethics of armed conflict a cosmopolitan just war theory

Just war theory exists to stop armies and countries from using armed force without good cause. But how do we decide whether a use of armed force is just or unjust? In this original book, John W. Lango takes some distinctive approaches to the ethics of armed conflict. 1. A revisionist approach that i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lango, John W., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press 2014.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423252306719
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.