WAR AND PEACE

3 MAIN APPROACHES

• Just war theory- Need a good reason for going to war, sometimes its OK.
• Realism- Ethics and war separate- War is necessary
• Pacifism- War is always wrong

Origins of just war theory

• Aristotle
• Augustine & Ambrose
• Thomas Aquinas
• Francisco Suarez'

key terms

• Jus ad bellum (before war)
• Jus in bello (In war
• Jus post bellum (ending of war)

Before the war

• Just cause
• Proper authority
• Establish good
• Reasonable chance of success
• Proportionality
• Last resort

In the war

• Proportionality
• Discrimination
• Obey laws on weapons
• Treat prisoners of war fair
• No means mala in se
• No reprisals

End of the war

• Proportionality
• Discrimination
• Rights vindication
• Punishment
• Compensation
• Rehabilitation

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