Contemporary just war : theory and practice /

Contemporary just war : theory and practice /

This book offers a renewed defense of traditional just war theory and considers its application to certain highly controversial contemporary cases, particularly in the Middle East. The first part of the book addresses and responds to the central theoretical criticisms levelled at traditional just wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meisels, Tamar (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2018]
Series:War, conflict and ethics.
Subjects:
Just war doctrine.
Military ethics > Middle East > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Just war theory
  • Comrades in arms
  • the equal innocence of soldiers
  • In defense of the defenseless
  • the morality of the laws of war
  • Fighting for independence
  • what can just war theory
  • Just war theory in practice
  • Proportionality and risk
  • Economic warfare
  • the case of Gaza
  • Preemptive strikes
  • Israel and Iran
  • Assassination: targeting nuclear scientists
  • Conclusions.