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Book SynopsisThis third edition of Moral Constraints on War offers a principle by principle presentation of the ethics of war as is found in the age-old tradition of the Just War. Parts one and two trace the evolution of Just War Theory, analyzing the principles of jus ad bellum and jus in bello: the principles that determine the conditions under which it is just to start a war and then conduct military operations. Each chapter provides a historical background of the principle under discussion and an in-depth analysis of its meaning. More so than in the previous editions, there is a special focus on the transcultural nature of the principles. Besides theoretical clarifications, each of the principles is also put to the test with numerous historical and contemporary examples. In Part three, Just War Theory is applied in three specific case studies: the use of the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II, the Korean War (1950-53), and the use of armed drones in the war on terror. Bringing together a
Trade Review“This classic book is deservedly in its third, reinforced, and re-vitalized edition. The message is the same: fight only just wars, with due restraint, aiming throughout for nothing less than safe and lasting peace.” -- Patrick Mileham, International Society for Military Ethics
Table of ContentsPreface
Bruno Coppieters, Carl Ceulemans and Nick Fotion
Introduction
Nick Fotion, Bruno Coppieters, Carl Ceulemans, Ruben Apressyan, Zafer Kizilkaya and Xu Tian
PART I Jus ad Bellum
Chapter 1: Just Cause
Bruno Coppieters, Carl Ceulemans, Zafer Kizilkaya, Anthony Hartle and Xu Tian
Chapter 2: Legitimate Authority
Bruno Coppieters, Carl Ceulemans, Jelle Leunis, Xu Tian and Zafer Kizilkaya
Chapter 3: Right Intentions
Bruno Coppieters, Boris Kashnikov, Zafer Kizilkaya and Xu Tian
Chapter 4: Likelihood of Success
Nick Fotion, Bruno Coppieters, Zafer Kizilkaya and Xu Tian
Chapter 5: Proportionality
Nick Fotion, Zafer Kizilkaya, Xu Tian, Bruno Coppieters
Chapter 6: Last Resort
Bruno Coppieters, Ruben Apressyan, Boris Kashnikov, Zafer Kizilkaya and Xu Tian
PART II Jus in Bello
Chapter 7: Discrimination
Carl Ceulemans, Bruno Coppieters, Anthony Hartle, Zafer Kizilkaya, Jelle Leunis, Xu Tian and Guy Van Damme
Chapter 8: Proportionality
Nick Fotion, Bruno Coppieters, Zafer Kizilkaya, Guy Van Damme and Xu Tian
Chapter 9: The Doctrine of Double Effect
Bruno Coppieters and Nick Fotion
Chapter 10: Are Combatants Moral Equals?
Carl Ceulemans and Nick Fotion
PART III Cases
Chapter 11: Dropping the Atomic Bomb.
Nick Fotion
Chapter12: The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Bruno Coppieters
Chapter 13:The Korean War, 1950-1953
Nick Fotion
Chapter 14: Drone Warfare
Carl Ceulemans and Jelle Leunis
Chapter 15: Concluding Comments
Nick Fotion, Bruno Coppieters, Carl Ceulemans and Xu Tian
