Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law / / edited by Andrew Bartles-Smith [and nine others]

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , [2023]; ©2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (471 pages)
• Disciplina: 294.3376332
• Soggetto topico: Violence - Religious aspects - Buddhism
• Persona (resp. second.): Bartles-SmithAndrew
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: How Does Buddhism Compare with International Humanitarian Law, and Can It Contribute to Humanising War? -- Part 1: Situating Buddhism in Relation to IHL -- 1. Buddhist Motivation to Support IHL, From Concern to Minimise Harms Inflicted by Military Action to Both Those Who Suffer Them and Those Who Inflict Them -- 2. Implications of Buddhist Political Ethics for the Minimisation of Suffering in Situations of Armed Conflict -- 3. Two Dimensions of Buddhist Practice and Their Implications on Statecraft -- 4. The Paradox of the Buddhist Soldier -- 5. Buddhist Empirical Realism and the Conduct of Armed Conflict -- 6. Fundamental Intelligence, A Buddhist Justification for the Universal Principles Underlying IHL -- Part 2: The Military and the Conduct of War -- 7. The Buddhist Soldier: A Madhyamaka Inquiry -- 8. Limiting the Risk to Combatant Lives: Confluences Between International Humanitarian Law and Buddhism -- 9. 'Not Knowing Is Most Intimate': Koan Practice and the Fog of War -- 10. Siege Warfare and the Prohibition of Intentional Starvation of Civilians: The Convergence of IHL and Buddhist Ethics Part 3: Minimising Harm and Practical Values -- 11. 'Freedom From Hatred': The Role of Khanti in Complementing the Work of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) -- 12. Restraint In Warfare and Appamāda: The Concept of Collateral Damage in International Humanitarian Law in Light of the Buddha's Last Words -- 13. The Gift of Fearlessness: A Buddhist Framework for the Protection of Vulnerable Populations Under International Humanitarian Law -- 14. Addressing the Causes of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence with the Buddhist Doctrine of Lack of a Permanent Self and Meditation Training -- 15. How Buddhist Principles Can Help the Practical Implementation of IHL Values During War with Respect to Non-Combatants -- Part 4: Buddhist Historical and Humanitarian Dimensions -- 16. Buddhism, The Royal Imaginary and Limits in Warfare: The Moderating Influence of Precolonial Myanmar Royal Campaigns on Everyday Warriors -- 17. Between Common Humanity and Partiality: The Chogye Buddhist Chaplaincy Manual of the South Korean Military and Its Relevance to International Humanitarian Law -- 18. International Humanitarian Law and Nichiren Buddhism -- 19. Socially Engaged Buddhism and Principled Humanitarian Action During Armed Conflict.
• Sommario/riassunto: What guidance can Buddhism provide to those involved in armed conflict and to belligerents who must perhaps kill or be killed or defend their families, communities or countries from attack? How, moreover, does Buddhism compare with international humanitarian law (IHL) - otherwise known as the law of armed conflict - which protects non-combatants and restricts the means and methods of warfare to limit the suffering it causes? Despite the prevalence of armed conflict in parts of the Buddhist world, few contemporary studies have addressed these questions. While there is a wealth of material on Buddhist conflict prevention and resolution, remarkably little attention has been paid to what Buddhism says about the actual conduct of war. IHL is also still relatively little known in the Buddhist world and might not therefore influence the behaviour of belligerents who self-identify as Buddhists and are perhaps more likely to be guided by Buddhist principles. This ground-breaking volume is part of an International Committee of the Red Cross project which seeks to fill this gap by exploring correspondences between Buddhist and IHL principles, and by identifying Buddhist resources to improve compliance with IHL and equivalent Buddhist or humanitarian norms. This book will be of much interest to students and researchers of International Law, Buddhism, Ethics as well as War and Conflict studies. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Buddhism.
• Titolo autorizzato: Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law
• ISBN: 1-00-343982-9; 1-003-43982-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910774743003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II