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Just War
Lang Jr., Anthony F., O'driscoll, Cian, Williams, John
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Description for Just War
Paperback. Bringing together many of the most important contemporary writers on just war to consider questions of authority surrounding the just war tradition, this collection offers a compelling reassessment of the authority issue's centrality in how we can, do, and ought to think about war in contemporary global politics. Editor(s): Lang, Anthony F., Jr.; O'Driscoll, Cian; Williams, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
The just war tradition is central to the practice of international relations, in questions of war, peace, and the conduct of war in the contemporary world, but surprisingly few scholars have questioned the authority of the tradition as a source of moral guidance for modern statecraft. Just War: Authority, Tradition, and Practice brings together many of the most important contemporary writers on just war to consider questions of authority surrounding the just war tradition. Authority is critical in two key senses. First, it is central to framing the ethical debate about the justice or injustice of war, raising questions about ... Read more
The just war tradition is central to the practice of international relations, in questions of war, peace, and the conduct of war in the contemporary world, but surprisingly few scholars have questioned the authority of the tradition as a source of moral guidance for modern statecraft. Just War: Authority, Tradition, and Practice brings together many of the most important contemporary writers on just war to consider questions of authority surrounding the just war tradition. Authority is critical in two key senses. First, it is central to framing the ethical debate about the justice or injustice of war, raising questions about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589019966
SKU
V9781589019966
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About Lang Jr., Anthony F., O'driscoll, Cian, Williams, John
Anthony F. Lang Jr. is a reader in the School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews and director of the Centre for Global Constitutionalism. Cian O'Driscoll is a lecturer in international politics at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow. John Williams is a professor of ... Read more
Reviews for Just War
One of the most intriguing goals of the volume is how it challenges what the post-Westphalian system did to the classical just war criteria of right authority... [We need] many diverse voices contributing to the just war tradition itself, which is something this collection ably provides. Journal of Church and State A unique contribution to the mass of just-war literature ... Read more