1st Edition
War, Morality, and Autonomy An Investigation in Just War Theory
By Daniel S. Zupan
Copyright 2004
172 Pages
by
Routledge
171 Pages
by
Routledge
171 Pages
by
Routledge
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Just War Theory is the governing moral doctrine for all of the major democratic militaries and indeed beyond. This book is a close study of a critical component of Just War theory, the moral status of noncombatants. In this post September 11th, 2001 time of cascading unconventional or 'dirty' wars, issues of treatment of noncombatants - whether as incidental casualties during grey area operations... Read more
Contents: Introduction; The war convention; Autonomy; The distinction; Noncombatants; The doctrine of double effect and the status of noncombatants; Supreme emergency; Epilogue: just war theory, law enforcement, and terrorism: a reflective equilibrium; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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Daniel S. Zupan
