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Jus Post Bellum: Just War Theory And The Principles Of Just Peace, Robert Williams, Dan Caldwell
Jus Post Bellum: Just War Theory And The Principles Of Just Peace, Robert Williams, Dan Caldwell
Dan Caldwell
What happens following a war is important to the moral judgments we make concerning warfare, just as the intentions going in and the means used are. There has, however, been inadequate attention paid to considerations of jus post bellum in the just war tradition. This essay seeks to contribute to recent efforts to develop jus post bellum principles by first noting some of the ways that jus ad bellum and jus in bello considerations serve to constrain what can legitimately be done after war. We argue, however, that the constraints grounded in traditional just war theory do not offer sufficient …
Jus Post Bellum: Just War Theory And The Principles Of Just Peace, Robert Williams, Dan Caldwell
Jus Post Bellum: Just War Theory And The Principles Of Just Peace, Robert Williams, Dan Caldwell
Robert E. Williams Jr.
What happens following a war is important to the moral judgments we make concerning warfare, just as the intentions going in and the means used are. There has, however, been inadequate attention paid to considerations of jus post bellum in the just war tradition. This essay seeks to contribute to recent efforts to develop jus post bellum principles by first noting some of the ways that jus ad bellum and jus in bello considerations serve to constrain what can legitimately be done after war. We argue, however, that the constraints grounded in traditional just war theory do not offer sufficient …