Comparative just war theory : an introduction to international perspectives / edited by Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues and Danny Singh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cordeiro-Rodrigues, Luís, editor.

Singh, Danny, editor.

Series:

Explorations in contemporary social-political philosophy (ECSPP)

Explorations in contemporary social-political philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Just war doctrine.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Physical Description:

xvi, 267 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Summary:

Widespread cross-cultural and cross-ideological agreement on the justifiable limits of war has become an increasingly complex yet vital element of global peace and conflict policies. Lu s Cordeiro-Rodrigues and Danny Singh bring together a truly international cohort of philosophers, ethicists, political scientists, criminologists, sociologists, and other scholars to address the morality of war from a comparative perspective. While conceptions of when to enter war (jus ad bellum) and how to fight war (jus in bello) have been well researched in Western liberal contexts, non-Western philosophies have been largely excluded from debate. This volume seeks to correct that imbalance by addressing concrete examples alongside concepts of Confucian Yi/Rightness, Ahimsa, feminism, class struggles, Ubuntu, anarchism, pacifism, Buddhism, Islam, Jihad, among others. Comparative Just War Theory provides a global conceptual framework to deal with the morality of war in our modern world. With fresh insights into how the normative problems that arise from just war can be addressed, the book will be a valuable resource for a wide variety of students, scholars, and policymakers.

Contents:

Foreword : Ethics and war in a globalized world / Alex J. Bellamy

Introduction : International and comparative perspectives to just war theory / Danny Singh and Luis Cordeiro-Rodrigues

Anarchism and just war theory / Nathan Jun

"The only justifiable war" : the Marxist strategies of Lenin, Trotsky, and Blanco / Andrew Ryder

A pacifist critique of just war theory / Richard Jackson

Undertaking critical legal theory to examine just war intervention : a smokescreen for political ambitions / Danny Singh

An examination of Nigerian, Sri Lankan, and Guatemalan civil wars in light of the law of armed conflict / Jonathan O. Chimakonam and Victor C.A. Nweke

African feminists' critique of just wars and the reality of African women in wars / Olajumoke M. Akiode

Feminist care political theory and contemporary just war theory / Heleana Theixos

An African theory of just causes for war / Thaddeus Metz

The classical Confucian ideas of Jus ad bellum / Cao Qin

Just war and the Indian tradition : arguments from the battlefield / Shyam Ranganathan

The Islamic war ethic in theory and practice / Davis Brown

Just war thinking in Chinese Buddhism / Tong Sau Lin and King-Fai Tam.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1538125137

9781538125137

1538125145

9781538125144

OCLC:

1100631347