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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453795803321

Titolo

Just and unjust warriors [[electronic resource] ] : the moral and legal status of soldiers / / [edited by] David Rodin and Henry Shue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-86841-8

9786611868413

0-19-155273-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RodinDavid

ShueHenry

Disciplina

172/.42

Soggetti

War

War - Moral and ethical aspects

Terrorism - Moral and ethical aspects

War (International law)

Aggression (International law)

Soldiers - Legal status, laws, etc

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. The Morality of War and the Law of War; 3. The Moral Inequality of Soldiers: Why jus in bello Asymmetry is Half Right; 4. Fearful Symmetry; 5. Do We Need a 'Morality of War'?; 6. How to Judge Soldiers Whose Cause is Unjust; 7. Moral Equality, Victimhood, and the Sovereignty Symmetry Problem; 8. The Status of Combatants; 9. Is the Independent Application of jus in bello the Way to Limit War?; 10. Just War and Regular War: Competing Paradigms

11. A Presumption of the Moral Equality of Combatants: A Citizen-Soldier's Perspective12. The Principle of Equal Application of the Laws of War; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Can a soldier be held responsible for fighting in a war that is illegal or unjust? The chapters in the book both challenge and defend many



deeply held assumptions: about the liability of soldiers for crimes of aggression, about the nature and justifiability of terrorism, about the relationship between law and morality. - ;Can a soldier be held responsible for fighting in a war that is illegal or unjust? This is the question at the heart of a new debate that has the potential to profoundly change our understanding of the moral and legal status of warriors, wars, and indeed of moral agency itsel