Detalls del llibre
What makes a war just? What makes a specific weapon, strategy, or decision in war just? The tradition of Just War Theory has provided answers to these questions since at least 400 AD, yet each shift in the weapons and strategies of war poses significant challenges to Just War Theory. This book assembles renowned scholars from around the world to reflect on the most pressing problems and questions in Just War Theory, and engages with all three stages of war: jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post bellum. Providing detailed historical context as well as addressing modern controversies and topics including drones, Islamic jihad, and humanitarian intervention, the volume will be highly important for students and scholars of the philosophy of war as well as for others interested in contemporary global military and ethical issues.
An up-to-date and accessible yet incisive treatment of Just War Theory, its historical background, and the challenges it faces from modern warfare and technologies. Exploring all three stages of war (before, during, and after), international experts analyze contemporary issues, including drones and Islamic jihad, from fresh perspectives.
- Enquadernació Tapa tova
- Autor/s May, Larry
- ISBN13 9781316606629
- ISBN10 1316606627
- Pàgines 352
- Col.lecció Cambridge Handbooks in Philosophy #
- Any Edició 2018
- Idioma Anglès
The Cambridge Handbook of the Just War
- Autor/a Larry May
- Editorial CAMBRIDGE U.P (ESP)
- ISBN 9781316606629