When war is unjust : being honest in just-war thinking /
Can any war really be considered "just"? If so, which wars, and under what circumstances? If not, why not? When War Is Unjust provides a systematic exploration of these questions for students of ethics, Christian doctrine, and history. For centuries the just-war tradition has been the domi...
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Maryknoll, N.Y. :
Orbis Books,
c1996
Maryknoll, N.Y. : ©1996 Maryknoll, NY : 1996 Maryknoll, NY : c1996 Maryknoll, N.Y. : [1996] |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword to the first edition / Charles P. Lutz
- The quest to bring war under moral control
- The just-war tradition in its medieval context
- Weakening the just-war restraints
- Hopes for limiting war
- The tradition and the real world
- Making the tradition credible
- The changing face of the problem
- Afterword: A Roman Catholic response / Drew Christiansen
- Appendices:
- The state of the question
- How war becomes/became total
- Why should we keep the rules in Bello?
- The laws of war in modern treaties
- Criteria of the just-war tradition
- Foreword to the First Edition / Charles P. Lutz
- 1 The Quest to Bring War under Moral Control
- 2. The Just-War Tradition in Its Medieval Context
- 3. Weakening the Just-War Restraints
- 4. Hopes for Limiting War
- 5. The Tradition and the Real World
- 6. Making the Tradition Credible
- 7. The Changing Face of the Problem
- Afterword: A Roman Catholic Response / Drew Christiansen
- App. I The State of the Question
- App. II How War Becomes/Became Total
- App. III Why Should We Keep the Rules in Bello?
- App. IV The Laws of War in Modern Treaties
- App. V Criteria of the Just-War Tradition.