War and ethics a new just war theory
The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 prompted unprecedented public interest in the ethics of war, a debate that has raged furiously in the media, in politics and in the public consciousness ever since. In this fascinating and informative book, Nicholas Fotion, an expert on the ethics of military acti...
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London, UK
Continuum International
2007
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Just war theory
- Objections to just war theory
- Easy cases : Germany, Japan, Korea
- Harder cases : Serbia, Russia, Kosovo, Iraq
- Multiple reasons
- More problems with just war theory
- Prevention : Sri Lanka, Thailand
- Two just war theories
- Problems with just war theory I
- Problems for just war theory II
- Closing thoughts