Uwe Steinhoff

The Ethics of War and the Force of Law (eBook, PDF)

A Modern Just War Theory

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a thorough critical overview of the current debate on the ethics of war, as well as a modern just war theory that can give practical action-guidance by recognizing and explaining the moral force of widely accepted law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000260014
• Artikelnr.: 60197109

Autorenporträt

Uwe Steinhoff is Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of On the Ethics of War and Terrorism (2007), The Philosophy of Jürgen Habermas (2009), On the Ethics of Torture (2013), and Self-Defense, Necessity, and Punishment (Routledge, 2019), and the editor of Do All Persons Have Equal Moral Worth? (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and Overview
2. What Is War-and Can a Lone Individual Wage One?
3. Jus ad Bellum: Justifying the Use of War
4. Jus in Bello: Justifying the Use of Force in War
5. Concluding Remarks