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The Ethics of War. Part II: Contemporary Authors and Issues
Author(s) -
Begby Endre,
Reichberg Gregory M.,
Syse Henrik
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2011.00476.x
Subject(s) - jus ad bellum , just war theory , section (typography) , political science , law , law of war , spanish civil war , philosophy , computer science , international law , operating system
This paper surveys the most important recent debates within the ethics of war. Sections 2 and 3 examine the principles governing the resort to war ( jus ad bellum ) and the principles governing conduct in war ( jus in bello ). In Section 4, we turn to the moral guidelines governing the ending and aftermath of war ( jus post bellum ). Finally, in Section 5 we look at recent debates on whether the jus ad bellum and the jus in bello can be evaluated independently of each other.