Gennem en række essays behandles spørgsmålet, om en soldat kan blive holdt til ansvar for at udkæmpe en krig der enten er ulovlig eller uretfærdig? Nærværende bog bidrager til diskussionen om reglerne i lovlig krig (jus ad bellum) og hvad regler der gælder for kombattanterne (ju…
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…
Can a soldier 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, about t…
Can a soldier 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, about t…
Weighing lives in war
Présentation de l'éditeur : "The chief means to limit and calculate the costs of war are the philosophical and legal concepts of proportionality and necessity. Both categories are meant to restrain the most horrific potential of war. The volume explores the moral and legal issue…
"The chief means to limit and calculate the costs of war are the philosophical and legal concepts of proportionality and necessity. Both categories are meant to restrain the most horrific potential of war. The volume explores the moral and legal issues in the modern law of war i…
Weighing lives in war
The chief means to limit and calculate the costs of war are the philosophical and legal concepts of proportionality and necessity. Both categories are meant to restrain the most horrific potential of war. The volume explores the moral and legal issues in the modern law of war in…
Walzer and war: reading Just and Unjust Wars today
Walzer and war: reading Just and Unjust Wars today
Walzer and war: reading Just and Unjust Wars today
Walzer and war: reading Just and Unjust Wars today
This book presents ten original essays that reassess the meaning, relevance, and legacy of Michael Walzer's classic, Just and Unjust Wars. Written by leading figures in philosophy, theology, international politics and the military, the essays examine topics such as territorial r…
"This academic text brings together, in one volume, the most recent and innovative accounts of liability in war. It offers a "who's who" of contemporary scholars working on and rigorously debating the major ethical questions surrounding self-defense and killing in war, including…
"This academic text brings together, in one volume, the most recent and innovative accounts of liability in war. It offers a "who's who" of contemporary scholars working on and rigorously debating the major ethical questions surrounding self-defense and killing in war, including…
Who should die?: the ethics of killing in war
This volume collects influential and groundbreaking philosophical work on killing in war. It serves as a convenient and authoritative collection uniquely suited for university-level teaching and as a reference for ethicists, policymakers, stakeholders, and any student of the mor…