The ethics of armed conflict : : a cosmopolitan just war theory / / John W. Lango.
Just war theory exists to stop armies and countries from using armed force without good cause. But how do we decide whether a use of armed force is just or unjust? In this original book, John W. Lango takes some distinctive approaches to the ethics of armed conflict. 1. A revisionist approach that i...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press,, 2014. |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 246 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Just war theory
- 3. Moral theory
- 4. Theory of action
- 5. Just cause
- 6. Last resort
- 7. Last resort and noncombatant immunity
- 8. Proportionality and authority
- 9. All things considered.