just war doctrine

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just war doctrine

War

a primer for Christians
2000
This is a short, excellent text for college students, or any educated person wanting to understand church tradition and practice on war and violent resistance. It is remarkably clear and uses examples to advantage. The writer favors just war theory. He states a position and argues it well.

In the shadow of 'just wars'

violence, politics, and humanitarian action
2004
Contains English translations of French essays which analyze eleven major world crises and the international response to them, and explore questions regarding humanitarian action, and the wisdom of having organizations connected to Western aggressors, highlighting some of the successes and failures of international response to crises and their humanitarian components.

cattolica translated by Peter Heinegg

reflections on the morality of the Persian Gulf War
1992

Upon the altar of the nation

a moral history of the American Civil War
2006
Explores how the actions of both the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War can be judged against the enduring rules of society, and discusses how those actions impacted the way the war was fought.

War law

understanding international law and armed conflicts
2006
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