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Just War and Terrorism: A New Policy Perspective
Author(s) -
Stewart Kerry
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
digest of middle east studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1949-3606
pISSN - 1060-4367
DOI - 10.1111/j.1949-3606.2011.00095.x
Subject(s) - terrorism , perspective (graphical) , action (physics) , political science , spanish civil war , law , law and economics , sociology , criminology , art , physics , quantum mechanics , visual arts
The idea of terrorism as policy in any policy discussion is abhorrent in most academic circles. The fact is, however, if one removes the emotion attached to the use of terrorism and approaches it as a tool it can be placed in several models used by policymakers today. For many centuries the concept of “just war” has been discussed by philosophers, policymakers, and warriors. When standards have been established that those engaged in conflict can use to determine whether or not an action is considered “just.” How did Christianity in particular move from emphasizing love ( agapē, caritas ) to the acceptance of waging war? This problem was dealt with when the law of war was included in discussion of natural law theory.