Screen LibraryThe Cambridge handbook of the Just War /
"This book assembles renowned scholars from around the world to reflect on the most pressing problems and questions in Just War Theory, and engages with all three stages of war: jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post bellum. Providing detailed historical context as well as addressing modern...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge handbooks in philosophy
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"This book assembles renowned scholars from around the world to reflect on the most pressing problems and questions in Just War Theory, and engages with all three stages of war: jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post bellum. Providing detailed historical context as well as addressing modern controversies and topics including drones, Islamic jihad, and humanitarian intervention, the volume will be highly important for students and scholars of the philosophy of war as well as for others interested in contemporary global military and ethical issues"--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 353 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [314]-334) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781316606629 1316606627 9781107152496 1107152496 |
| Index Number: | U22 |
| CLC: | D068-62 |
| Call Number: | D068-62/C178 |
| Contents: | Foreword / Jeff McMahan -- Introduction / Larry May -- Part I. Historical background. The Just War tradition in late antiquity and the Middle Ages / John Mark Mattox -- Grotius and the early modern tradition / Johan Olsthoorn -- Part II. Initiating a just war. State defense / Yitzhak Benbaji -- Just cause and the continuous application of Jus ad bellum / Uwe Steinhoff -- The condition of last resort / Suzanne Uniacke -- The moral problems of asymmetric war / Steven P. Lee -- Part III. Conducting a just war. Individual self-defense in war / Lionel K. McPherson -- Distinction and civilian immu |