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.

SUNY series, ethics and the military profession

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Just war doctrine.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Physical Description:

xi, 265 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contributors seek to promote reasoned debate about emerging security threats and potential military responses.

Contents:

The nature of war and peace: Just War thinking, environmental ethics, and environmental justice / Mark Woods

Jus Post Bellum and international conflict: Order, Justice, and Reconciliation / Eric Patterson

Just War theory and U.S. military hegemony / Harry van der Linden

Generalizing and temporalizing just war principles: illustrated by the principle of just cause / John W. Lango

Just war theory and killing the innocent / Frederik Kaufman

When less is not more: Expanding the combatant/noncombatant distinction / Pauline Kaurin

Just War Theory and child soldiers / Reuben Brigety II and Rachel Stohl

Dehumanization of the enemy and the moral equity of soldiers / Michael W. Brough

Rethinking the ban on assassination: just war principles in the age of terror / Whitley R.P. Kaufman

Preventive war and lawful constraints on the use of force: an argument against international vigilantism / Jordy Rocheleau

Faith, Force, or fellowship: the future of right authority / Hartley S. Spatt

Violent civil disobedience: defending human rights, rethinking just war / Robert W. Hoag.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791479698

0791479692

9781429471619

1429471611

OCLC:

140209772