PHILOS 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Bombing Of Tokyo, Jus Ad Bellum, Just War Theory
14 Mar 2013
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Jus ad bellum: justice of resorting to war. Jus in bello: just in the conduct ofwar. Jus post bellum: justice at the end of war. Just cause: could we intervene to promote value of democracy, do we have a just cause. Right intention: to fight for the just cause. Proportionality: way the good of evil and ask if its worth it, you have to consider the good and evil of everyone. Discrimination of legitimate targets: noncombatants, prisoners of war. Proportionality minimum destruction and casualty: respect weapons prohibitions. Use any forces possible to end destruction. Responsibility for actions: holding people for there actions. Punish leaders and soldiers for war crimes. John rawls"s principles governing conduct of wars of democratic peoples. Aim of a just war is just and lasting peace. Act like statesman: interest of the society. Means-end reasoning limited by 1-5: achieve peace, process of achieving and doing to achieve that means, 1-5 limits the means of doing stuff.
