POL 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Jus Ad Bellum, Humanitarian Intervention
17 Nov 2018
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Jus ad bellum justification for entering into war. Leaders need to have correct intentions, desiring end to abuses. Forces must be removed rapidly exhausted all other possibilities first before resorting to war after objectives have been secured. Unsc approval (un charter vii) intervention reasons legally questionable whether without either of these, can enter for humanitarian. Jus in bello just acts in war. Proportionality of means and ends weapons should not be used. Human suffering should be avoided at all costs. O un charter"s general prohibition on war says prohibition of threat or use of force. o un charter"s self-defense clause allows for force when an armed attack occurs o. Does a cyberattack constitute a use of force or an armed attack? in other words, is there a right to act with force in self-defense after a cyber attack: 3 positions: Russo-georgian war cyberattacks can lessen the causalities suffered by noncombatants e. g. , arquilla re 2008.
