PHIL 2429 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: International Sanctions, Territorial Integrity, Humanitarian Intervention
7 Feb 2019
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To violate sovereignty is to violate or infringe on someone"s political or territorial integrity. Territorial integrity - owning land gives people space in which they can develop a way of life (tool for political integrity) Right intentions - to right the wrong of the just cause. Mcmahan wants to throw this one out. Empirical: how many civilians are likely to die, What happens if i don"t go to war vs. what happens if i do go to war. Prohibits fighting a war against all odds. Troops (they listen to orders, they may not be volunteers) Civilian lives are at risk when you go to war, so it is not fair to start war if you don"t have a reasonable chance of success. Lawful or legitimate authority - usually means that a war can be just only if it is sanctioned by the head of the warring state (president, prime minister or monarch, elected representatives such as congress or parliament, etc. )
