1st Edition

Military Ethics Guidelines for Peace and War

By N. Fotion, Gerard Elfstrom Copyright 1986
324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

Many people believe that the violent and disruptive nature of war makes a military ethic impossible. The authors of this book, originally published in 1986 however, develop an ethical system that aims to control the military monster at least to some degree, rather than one that preaches to it idealistically – with little or no effect. Military ethics, they believe, must be an ethics for peacetime... Read more

Introduction.  Part 1: Issues of Peacetime  1. The Justification of Standing Armies  2. Issues Concerning Military Personnel  3. The Place of Codes of Ethics in the Military  4. The Military and the Other Institutions  Part 2: Issues Immediately Preceding War  5. Just Cause of War  6. Role of Third Parties  Part 3: Issues of Fighting War  7. The Enemy  8. Weapons of War  9. Civilians and the Military  10. Guerrilla Warfare  Part 4: Post-War Issues  11. Ending War  12. War Crimes and the Crime of War  13. Demobilization.  Conclusion.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Nicholas Fotion, Gerard Elfstrom