War by agreement: a contractarian ethics of war

War by Agreement presents a new theory on the ethics of war. It shows that wars can be morally justified at both the ad bellum level (the political decision to go to war) and the in bello level (its actual conduct by the military)by accepting a contractarian account of the rules governing war. Accor...

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Main Authors: Benbaji, Yitzhak ca. 20./21. Jh (Author), Sṭaṭman, Dāniyyêl (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Oxford University Press 2019
Edition:First edition
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Online Access:DE-703
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Summary:War by Agreement presents a new theory on the ethics of war. It shows that wars can be morally justified at both the ad bellum level (the political decision to go to war) and the in bello level (its actual conduct by the military)by accepting a contractarian account of the rules governing war. According to this account, the rules of war are anchored in a mutually beneficial and fair agreement between the relevant players - the purpose of0which is to promote peace and to reduce the horrors of war. The book relies on the long social contract tradition and illustrates its fruitfulness in understanding and developing the morality and the law of war
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite [201]-210
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 215 Seiten)
ISBN:9780192582072
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780199577194.001.0001

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