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Given just cause and right intention, the just war theory asserts that there must be a reasonable probability of success. The principle of reasonable success is consequentialist in that the costs and benefits of a campaign must be calculated.
Feb 6, 2019 · He defended the age-old principle of noncombatant immunity, which requires that nations not intentionally target civilian populations and property, against both realists and utilitarians who argue that nations should resort to such measures if they can bring war to a quicker end.
Dec 16, 2023 · More than any figure in the past century, Michael Walzer is responsible for the resurgence of just war theory, the idea that war can and must be governed by morality in both its ends and means.
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Dec 10, 2015 · Michael Walzer’s Just and Unjust Wars remains the standard account of just war theory despite the criticism it has received. Much of that criticism denies the political character of just war discourse by substituting general moral principles for principles generated in reflecting on the use of military force. It challenges Walzer’s view of ...
ABSTRACT Michael Walzer presents the theory of the just war that he develops in Just and Unjust Wars as a set of principles governing the initiation and conduct of war that are entailed by respect for the moral rights of individuals.
Nov 3, 2023 · For instance, Walzer’s (2015, 61–63) account of the jus ad bellum principles governing the recourse to force comprises six principles which align with the Charter of the United Nations (UN): (1) There exists a society of independent states; (2) This international society has a law that establishes the rights of its members—above all, the ...
The Triumph of Just War Theory (and the Dangers of Success) Author(s): MICHAEL WALZER Reviewed work(s): Source: Social Research, Vol. 69, No. 4, International Justice, War Crimes, and Terrorism: The U.S. Record (winter 2002), pp. 925-944 Published by: The New School Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40971584 . Accessed: 24/08/2012 14:41
