Just and Unjust Warriors : the Moral and Legal Status of Soldiers.
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 betwe...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2008.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191552731 0191552739 1281868418 9781281868411 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |