Just War Theory
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- Created on: 08-05-16 09:48
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- Just War Theory
- War and power
- The majority of people believe that fighting and killing are wrong but they might agree that in some situations war is inevitable, particularly for defence.
- Holy war and just war are different
- The aim of a Holy War is to protect the religion of the people concerned. A Holy War fought by Christians was the Crusades when Christian Europe claimed the Holy Land from the Muslims who governed it.
- A Just War is just if it is fought for a reason that is justifiable, and that carries sufficient moral weight. The country that wishes to use military force must demonstrate that there is a ‘just’ cause to do so.
- Conditions for a just war
- it must be fought by a legal recognised authority
- the cause of war must be just
- the war must be fought with the intention to establish good or correct evil
- there must be a reasonable chance of success
- the must be a last resort
- Civilians must not be involved
- War and power
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