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Ethics and the use of force : just war in historical perspective / James Turner Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Justice, international law and global securityPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, ©2011.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 174 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781409418580
  • 1409418588
  • 140941857X
  • 9781409418573
  • 1317141199
  • 9781317141198
  • 1317141180
  • 9781317141181
  • 1283090228
  • 9781283090223
  • 9786613090225
  • 6613090220
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethics and the use of force.DDC classification:
  • 241/.6242 22
LOC classification:
  • BT736.2 .J639 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
pt. 1. Two moral traditions on the use of armed force -- pt. 2. Just war and international law -- pt. 3. Just war and political realism -- pt. 4. Pressing contemporary problems.
Summary: This book explores how and why just war tradition coalesced and how it has developed. By highlighting the just war tradition in historical perspective, this valuable study looks at contemporary implications drawn out in the context of important contemporary debates.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Two moral traditions on the use of armed force -- pt. 2. Just war and international law -- pt. 3. Just war and political realism -- pt. 4. Pressing contemporary problems.

Print version record.

This book explores how and why just war tradition coalesced and how it has developed. By highlighting the just war tradition in historical perspective, this valuable study looks at contemporary implications drawn out in the context of important contemporary debates.

English.