Rethinking the just war tradition / [edited by] Michael W. Brough, John W. Lango, Harry van der Linden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brough, Michael W., 1970-

Lango, John W.

Van der Linden, Harry, 1950-

Series:

SUNY series, ethics and the military profession

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Just war doctrine.

Physical Description:

xi, 265 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2007]

Summary:

The just war tradition is an evolving body of tenets for determining when resorting to war is just and how war may be justly executed. Rethinking the Just War Tradition provides a timely exploration in light of new security threats that have emerged since the end of the Cold War, including ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, threats of terror attacks, and genocidal conflicts within states. The contributors are philosophers, political scientists, a U.S. Army officer, and a senior analyst at the Center for Defense Information. They scrutinize some familiar themes in just war theory from fresh and original angles, and also explore altogether new territory. The diverse topics considered include war and the environment, justice in the ending of war, U.S. military hegemony, a general theory of just armed-conflict principles, supreme emergencies, the distinction between combatants and noncombatants, child soldiers, the moral equality of all soldiers, targeted assassination, preventive war, right authority, and armed humanitarian intervention. Clearly written and free of jargon, this book illustrates how the just war tradition can be rethought and applied today.

Contents:

Part I Theory

1 The Nature of War and Peace: Just War Thinking, Environmental Ethics, and Environmental Justice / Mark Woods 17

2 Jus Post Bellum and International Conflict: Order, Justice, and Reconciliation / Eric Patterson 35

3 Just War Theory and U.S. Military Hegemony / Harry van der Linden 53

4 Generalizing and Temporalizing Just War Principles: Illustrated by the Principle of Just Cause / John W. Lango 75

Part II Noncombatants and Combatants

5 Just War Theory and Killing the Innocent / Frederik Kaufman 99

6 When Less Is Not More: Expanding the Combatant/Noncombatant Distinction / Pauline Kaurin 115

7 Just War Theory and Child Soldiers / Reuben Brigety II, Rachel Stohl 131

8 Dehumanization of the Enemy and the Moral Equality of Soldiers / Michael W. Brough 149

Part III Intervention and Law

9 Rethinking the Ban on Assassination: Just War Principles in the Age of Terror / Whitley R. P. Kaufman 171

10 Preventive War and Lawful Constraints on the Use of Force: An Argument against International Vigilantism / Jordy Rocheleau 183

11 Faith, Force, or Fellowship: The Future of Right Authority / Hartley S. Spatt 205

12 Violent Civil Disobedience: Defending Human Rights, Rethinking Just War / Robert W. Hoag 223

Appendix Just War Principles: An Introduction with Further Reading 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0791471551

9780791471555

079147156X

9780791471562

OCLC:

71243838