Natalie McNulty Outline the Key features of the Just War Theory The base of the Just War Theory starts with philosophers such as Aristotle and Cicero. Their first ideas of any war being ‘just’ involves the act of self-defence as the reason the war began. In their eyes‚ this reasoning made a war just. Ambrose of Milan and Augustine of Hippo developed this idea by coming up with a series of specifications for a war to be called ‘just’. They took this idea from the existing Roman ‘justum bellum’ and
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Laws of War The term "laws of war" refers to the rules governing the actual conduct of armed conflict. This idea that there actually exists rules that govern war is a difficult concept to understand. The simple act of war in and of itself seems to be in violation of an almost universal law prohibiting one human being from killing another. But during times of war murder of the enemy is allowed‚ which leads one to the question‚ "if murder is permissible then what possible "laws of war" could there
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Since the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001‚And American starting Global War on Terror and attacks on Afghanistan in persuit of AL-QAEDA and TALIBAN as they were alleged to be involved in attacks of 9/11.Pakistan being a neighboring state also got effected by this war and a series of Suicide bombing started due to Pakistan’s alliance with American as frontline strategic partner in this war .Similarly more dangerous area in Pakistan was Tribal Areas along Afghan boarder
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writers engage in war as combatants or not is unimportant. What matters is the immediacy and actuality of what they portray.’ How far do you agree with this statement? In your response you should comment on and analyse the connections and comparisons between at least two texts you have studied. Writers who aren’t directly involved in combat can offer a truthful and accurate portrayal of war‚ equally writers who are combatants can equally do this. One of the actualities of war that is often expressed
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The Australian prisoners of Japanese war camps‚ during WWII‚ were treated worse than the prisoners in German war camps. The 2nd World War started in 1939 when France and Britain declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. The leader of Germany was Adolf Hitler and the the leader of japan was Hidiki Jojo. The main topics will be How were the prisoners in German war camps treated?‚ How were the prisoners in Japanese war camps treated?‚ What is the difference between the camps? What were the
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Is just war theory compatible with humanitarian intervention? Just War theory is generally divided into three parts: Jus ad bellum‚ jus in bello and jus post bellum. For the purposes of this essay I will be focusing mainly on jus ad bellum whilst referring also to jus in bello. Jus ad bellum has six requirements‚ namely just cause‚ right intention‚ proper authority and public declaration‚ last resort‚ probability of success and proportionality. To assess whether Just War Theory (JWT) is compatible
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According to the Australian War Memorial‚ “Over 30‚000 Australian servicemen were taken prisoner in the Second World War and 39‚000 gave their lives.” The treatment of POWs during the WW2 varied extremely depending on race‚ country they were prisoner to‚ morals and numerous other varying factors. The Geneva Conventions were set in order to control and maintain the same level of treatment for all POWs‚ they were international agreements created in Geneva‚ Switzerland. The Conventions place restrictions
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Would Francisco Pizarro be considered a war criminal today? Francisco Pizarro‚ born c. 1471-1478 in Trujillo‚ Spain‚ was a Spanish conquistador. He is known as the conqueror of the Inca Empire‚ and founder of Lima‚ the capital of Peru. Not only did he participate in the Vasco Nunez de Balboa expedition to Panama that discovered the Pacific Ocean‚ but he also claimed most of South America for Spain and opened the way for Spanish culture and religion to dominate South America. In doing so‚ Pizarro
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The Historical and Religious Significance of the Bombing of Civilians in World War II By Patrick Taylor For as long as there has been war there have been soldiers‚ and as long as there have been soldiers there have been civilians. A civilian is defined as any person not in armed forces yet time and time again people have launched attacks against these neutral parties for both political and economic reasons. Although these attacks have taken many forms‚ one of the most severe and vicious ways
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The First World War impacted significantly on the homefronts of the participating nations in many different social‚ political and economic areas. There was a widespread restructuring of primary industry with a large orientation towards militarism. There was massive political change where new systems of power were introduced that gave governments a range of new powers including the control over industry. The civilian population had severe restrictions placed upon their rights and liberties due to
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