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Christopher, Paul, 1948-

The ethics of war and peace : an introduction to legal and moral issues / Ethics of war & peace Paul Christopher. - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, �1994. - xii, 244 p ; 23 cm

Cover title: The ethics of war & peace.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index.

Sec. I. The just war tradition. Just war in antiquity -- Christianity and the just war tradition -- St. Augustine and the tradition of just war -- Secularization of the just war tradition -- Sec. II. The legal position of war. Hugo Grotius : father of international law -- Hugo Grotius and the just war -- Problems for international law -- Sec. III. Moral issues in war. The responsibility for war crimes -- Military necessity -- Reprisals -- Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.


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ISBN: 0132906449

LCCN: 93007987

Nat. Bib. No.: GB9421797 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013-29064 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
Just war doctrine.
War (International law)
Just war doctrine.
War (International law)
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
Gerechter Krieg
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
Just war doctrine.
War (International law)
War.
Peace.
Ethics.
Just war.
Philosophy of law.

Subjects--Index Terms: Wars Ethics

LC Class. No.: U22 / .C34

Dewey Class. No.: 172/.42