Ethics and war : an introduction /

"What are the ethical principles underpinning the idea of a just war and how should they be adapted to changing social and military circumstances? In this book, Steven P. Lee presents the basic principles of just war theory, showing how they evolved historically and how they are applied today i...

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Main Author: Lee, Steven
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:Cambridge applied ethics.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Understanding war in moral terms
  • 2. The just war tradition: a brief history
  • 3. When is it just to go to war?
  • 4. Sovereignty and human rights
  • 5. How should war be fought? part one
  • 6. How should war be fought? part two
  • 7. Civil wars
  • 8. Justice at the end of war.