Jus ad bellum

According to Bensel, “just war theory is a theory that grapples with questions of when it is just to go to war and acceptable methods for fighting a war” (Bensel, 2012, pg. 1). During a just war, innocent people should not be victimized. Only a certain amount of force should be used during the war. People should follow any international agreed conventions. According to Bensel, “in this way, just war theory struggles with the possibility of creating peace through force” (Bensel, 2012, pg. 1). The

illegitimate, illegal acts by the victims. So can violence ever be legitimized? If violence can never be legitimized, then why does it exist with such prominence? Thomas Hobbs believed that humans live in a perpetual state of war, ?a Bellum ominium contra omnes, a ?war of all against all? (Candelaria 907).? Humans are naturally violent. Freud agreed with Hobbes, believing that aggression is a natural human instinct. Fear and desire motivate mankind to violence. Freud also believed that

For the victorious parties of war to determine the process of justice makes a significant assumption that those parties will attempt to apply an extension of the just war theory to include jus post bellum in that they will endeavor for a just and lasting peace. This assumption is problematic for three reasons. First, nothing guarantees that as a belligerent concludes acts of war that it has any intention whatsoever of establishing peace. Second, the victor enjoys the privilege of deciding what constitutes

Jus in Bello The rules of jus in bello (or justice in war) serve as guidelines for fighting well once war has begun. Some maintain that morality does not exist in warfare, and therefore object to just war theory. War is hell, the argument goes, and one is entitled to do whatever is necessary to ensure victory for one's own side. Just war theory, on the other hand, sets forth a moral framework for warfare and rejects the notion that "anything goes" during times of war. Belligerent armies are

There has always been a great debate when to have a war. Many individuals debate whenever or not it is sinful to have war. Under Thomas Aquinas’ Just War Theory it makes the approach possible as it believes that it makes sense to discuss and debate the morality of war. Under the legitimate authorization aspect to the theory it believes that the decision of whenever to enter/start war must be made by proper legal authority and proper legal process, however there are many flaws among that theory.

How to Tell a True War Story" O'Brien was drafted into the army during the Vietnam War. He is telling several stories in different points of views, of things that happened to him and his buddies while at war and on how you or someone else might believe or not believe a true war story. He tells about how his friend dies in three different views. How his friend dies and it looks beautiful, somewhat how is happened and then the true war story. He also tells little stories within the whole Story

Jack Mazac Ms. Yao Social Studies 8 February 10, 2016 Civil War Essay Draft When hundreds of thousands of lives were lost, it is difficult to determine whether a war is justified. In order to decide whether the Civil War was just, the outcomes as a result of the war must be the determining factor. Thus, the Civil War was a just war. The Civil War was just because it is the reason that the United States today can be unified with one economy, without slavery, and with a just constitution. Abraham

excuses. Whereas in reality, unjust combatants are not to blame for their actions if they are excused, but their actions are still morally wrong because just combatants are liable to attack, when they are acting in accordance with the principles of jus in

According to Just War Doctrine that dates back to Saint Augustine, a just war may only result, among other things, under a legitimate authority, as a last resort, to right a wrong suffered, in the face of reasonable success, and with the ultimate goal of the re-establishment of peace. Upon the arrival of the Vietnam war and the subsequent draft, all over the country Americans began critically thinking about the war and their own roles in it. While the anti-war movement often associates with hippies

Regan explains that just war theorists have developed two major ideologies to understand the just war conduct. First, the principle of discrimination that just warriors may directly target people participating in the enemy nations wrongdoing but should not target other enemy nationals. "The enemy nation's wrongdoing justifies the victim nation's use of military force will necessarily involve targeting enemy personal engaged in the wrongdoing (Regan, pp 88)." The principle of discrimination requires