Recent developments such as the 'new wars' or the growing
privatisation of warfare, and the ever more sophisticated military
technology, present the military with difficult ethical challenges.
This book offers a selection of the best scholarly articles on
military ethics published in recent decades. It gives a hearing to
all the main ethical approaches to war: just war theory,
consequentialism, and pacifism. Part I includes essays on justice
of war (jus ad bellum), focussing on defence against aggression and
humanitarian armed intervention, but also addressing topics such as
conscientious objection and the relation of patriotism to war.
Articles in Part II deal with the central problems of justice in
war (jus in bello): civilian immunity and 'collateral damage' to
civilian life and property. Essays in Part III look into the moral
issues facing the military as a profession, such as the civil -
military relations, the responsibilities of officers to their
soldiers and to their military superiors, and the status and
responsibilities of prisoners of war.
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