Just and unjust warriors : the moral and legal status of soldiers / [edited by] David Rodin and Henry Shue.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rodin, David (David Emanuel), 1970- editor.

Shue, Henry, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

Terrorism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Terrorism.

War (International law).

Aggression (International law).

Soldiers--Legal status, laws, etc.

Soldiers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining whether a soldier can be held responsible for fighting in a war that is illegal or unjust, the chapters in the book both challenge and defend many deeply held assumptions - about the liability of soldiers for crimes of aggression, about the nature and justifiability of terrorism, and more.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. The Morality of War and the Law of War; 3. The Moral Inequality of Soldiers: Why jus in bello Asymmetry is Half Right; 4. Fearful Symmetry; 5. Do We Need a 'Morality of War'?; 6. How to Judge Soldiers Whose Cause is Unjust; 7. Moral Equality, Victimhood, and the Sovereignty Symmetry Problem; 8. The Status of Combatants; 9. Is the Independent Application of jus in bello the Way to Limit War?; 10. Just War and Regular War: Competing Paradigms

11. A Presumption of the Moral Equality of Combatants: A Citizen-Soldier's Perspective12. The Principle of Equal Application of the Laws of War; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03671-3

1-281-86841-8

9786611868413

0-19-155273-9

OCLC:

476242573