Jus ad bellum

pertaining to the American Revolution, the author both summarizes and analyzes the 2013 symposium where scholars gathered to debate the justifications of the war. The analyses, which he provides from multiple perspectives, address question of jus in bello and jus ad bellum, helping to determine whether the events of the Revolution were defendable. By referring to specific events and reflecting on fellow scholars’ contrasting opinions, Moots concludes that proper warfare conduct is vital and…

Since the beginning of human civilization, individuals, people of different tribes, and countries have been at war with each other. The term “war” is generally seen as extreme violence, social disruption, and economic disruption within a region ("War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."). War is a frightening monster because many lives that participate in the blood of conquest are lost. Furthermore, war itself correspondingly causes social disruption within a region as many civilians are always…

with Russia and the countries of the world. Ultimately, the SDI never cumulated to a full-on arms race to space, but it was yet another sign showing how viable this all was becoming. As is evident above, the idea of global reach and power, goes hand in hand with the theory of deterrence. Many advocate space weaponry as a mitigation of war, a sort of deterrence theory within itself, similar to that idea which was the cornerstone of President Reagan’s advocacy for the SDI. As was the case in…

Just War Theory and generated scrutiny around ethical behavior in combatant environments. Just War Theory refers to a set of rules that a sovereign state is expected to follow before engaging in war, during war, and after war—jus ad bellum, jus in bellum, and jus post bellum, respectively. With the increased employment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone strikes under the Obama Administration, one may doubt the morality of these attacks. Specifically, the aims of this essay seek to answer…

laws the govern fighting a legal war, and law governing effects after war. First, Jus Ad Bellum or justification for going to war includes four main postulates that must be met that include war being a last resort, has to be declared by a legitimate authority, must be waged in self-defense or to establish/restore justice, and must be fought to bring about peace (in other words, motivation must be just). Second, Jus In Bello, directing how combatants should act during war, includes distinction…

After 9/11, security and surveillance have taken a huge turn with the advance in technology. In response to this terrorist attack, President Obama wrote a letter to the Congress of the United States, authorizing for the use of military force (AUMF) against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). President Obama viewed these targeted killings as an act of war, but the issue is whether this act of war can be justified. Establishing whether the threat posed actual imminent threat, will…

I. Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars When Michael Walzer published his seminal Just and Unjust Wars (1977), it was becoming increasingly doubtful that Nixon and Brezhnev's policy of détente would provide adequate grounds for a long-term resolution to Cold War tensions; if we are to effectively analyze Walzer's argument, it is vital that we recognize that this is the unique historical context in which his scholarship is embedded and with which it is inextricably intertwined (Miller 2001).…

While this may be true, it disputes the conduct during war (jus in bello) considerations, not the legality of the intervention itself (jus ad bellum). In its case against Belgium, however, Yugoslavia argued that NATO’s and Belgium’s arguments of “necessity” were specious because a “state of necessity may not be invoked by a State to defend the wrongness…

“Jus ad bellum” is Latin for the “right to war.” There were many significant and varied perspectives about the United States’ “right to war” in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Several groups of people agreed with the pending start of the Iraq war, while many others opposed the imminent invasion. These groups of people strongly demonstrated their standings on the issue. France and Germany, known allies of the United States, were outwardly opposed to the invasion. Other countries, such as England…

The Syria Civil War has become “internationalized’ for several reasons destabilizing of the region, the displacement of millions of people, human right violations that have not been seen since World War II. “The Syrian Civil War is arguably the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, with over a quarter million killed, roughly the same number wounded or missing, and half of Syria’s 22 million population displaced from their homes. But more than that, Syria today is the largest…