the just war
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- the just war
- Islam
- lesser jihad - obliges muslims to fight under certain conditions - covers fighting against non-muslim aggressors
- war is allowed in following circumstances - war can be just if it meets these conditions
- last resort
- done in self-defence
- decision to fight should be made by religious state leader
- should be done for just cause - not for gain of territory - instead to protect territory
- another islamic country has been attacked
- another state has tyrannised its muslim citizens
- war is allowed in following circumstances - war can be just if it meets these conditions
- it is believed that those who fight for the cause of islam will recieve the favour and reward of god
- "to anyone who fights in god's way [...] we shall give a great reward"
- conduct in war
- wars should be fought proportionally
- many don't support chemical weapons because damage isn't considered proportionate
- fighting without anger
- prisioners should be treated in a civilised way
- monks, animals and trees shouldnt be killed except for food
- wars should be fought proportionally
- avoiding war altogether is preferable
- "know that the evil of war is swift, and its taste bitter"
- lesser jihad - obliges muslims to fight under certain conditions - covers fighting against non-muslim aggressors
- Christianity
- Thomas Aquinas developed a distinct set of criteria - just war theory - lays out confitions under which fighting a war is justifiable
- criteria: just cause, correct authority, intention to promote good, last resort, chance of success for both, proportional methods to win
- war conduct: just means - no targetting innocence, appropriate force, internationally agreed conventions
- although just war acceptable, it is much better if there is no war
- working together to avoid situations where war is a possible outcome is preferable to fighting
- some christians disagree with the theory of a just warm because it defends the concept of wat in certain circumstances
- Thomas Aquinas developed a distinct set of criteria - just war theory - lays out confitions under which fighting a war is justifiable
- Islam
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