POLS 261 Final: POLS 261 EXAM
4 Mar 2017
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(use of for considered) waged as last resort. (un usually decides whether its legal or not) legitimate authority. Reasonable chance of success: what are the indicators of success, deaths and injury incurred in a hopeless cause are not morally justifiable. Ultimate goal of a just war is to re-establish peace. Proportional use of violence: difficult to measure, states prohibited from using force not necessary to attain the limited objective of addressing the injury suffered. Distinction between combatants and non-combatants: civilians never permissible targets of war, and every effort must be taken to avoid killing civilians justified only if they are unavoidable victims of a deliberate attack on a military target. Michael walzer: just war just to fight back/come to the aid. Massacare by state just to intervene: justice in the conduct of war. Refers to the practice, strategies, and policies that governments employ to fight terrorism.
