Moral Constraints on War Principles and Cases

This second edition of Moral Constraints on War offers a principle-by-principle presentation of the transcultural roots of the ethics of war in an age defined by the increasingly international nature of military intervention. Parts I and II trace the evolution of Just War Theory, analyzing the principles of jus ad bellum and jus in bello: the principles that determine under what conditions a war may be started and then conducted. Each chapter provides a historical background of the principle under discussion, an explanation of the principle, and numerous historical examples of its application. In part III, case studies apply the theories discussed to NATO's humanitarian mission in Kosovo, terrorism, and the Iraq War.