Weighing lives in war /

The chief means to limit and calculate the costs of war are the philosophical and legal concepts of proportionality and necessity. Both categories are meant to restrain the most horrific potential of war. The volume explores the moral and legal issues in the modern law of war in three major categori...

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Other Authors:	Ohlin, Jens David (Editor), May, Larry (Editor), Finkelstein, Claire Oakes (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	War (International law) War > Moral and ethical aspects. War and society. Just war doctrine. Military ethics. Guerre (Droit international) Guerre > Aspect moral. Guerre et société. Guerre juste. Morale militaire. LAW > International. Just war doctrine Military ethics War and society War > Moral and ethical aspects Combatants and non-combatants. Proportionality. Necessity. Laws of war. Ethics. International law. Law. Electronic books.
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Summary:	The chief means to limit and calculate the costs of war are the philosophical and legal concepts of proportionality and necessity. Both categories are meant to restrain the most horrific potential of war. The volume explores the moral and legal issues in the modern law of war in three major categories. In so doing, the contributions will look for new and innovative approaches to understanding the process of weighing lives implicit in all theories of jus in bello: who counts in war, understanding proportionality, and weighing lives in asymmetric conflicts. These questions arise on multiple levels and require interdisciplinary consideration of both philosophical and legal themes.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780192515940 0192515942 9780191837272 019183727X