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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 172/.42
• Soggetto topico: War; War - Moral and ethical aspects; Terrorism - Moral and ethical aspects; War (International law); Aggression (International law); Soldiers - Legal status, laws, etc
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RodinDavid ShueHenry
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Just and unjust warriors
• ISBN: 1-281-86841-8; 9786611868413; 0-19-155273-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453795803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II