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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rodin, David
Otros Autores: Shue, Henry
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. The Morality of War and the Law of War; 3. The Moral Inequality of Soldiers: Why jus in bello Asymmetry is Half Right; 4. Fearful Symmetry; 5. Do We Need a 'Morality of War'?; 6. How to Judge Soldiers Whose Cause is Unjust; 7. Moral Equality, Victimhood, and the Sovereignty Symmetry Problem; 8. The Status of Combatants; 9. Is the Independent Application of jus in bello the Way to Limit War?; 10. Just War and Regular War: Competing Paradigms.