Are there ‘just wars’?

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01/12/2009

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Table of Contents Are there ‘just wars’? Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction.
  2. The Just War Theory, a secular idea aiming at morally legitimizing wars.
    1. The classical definition of a Just War.
    2. The evolutions of the Just War Theory from Antiquity to the 17th century.
  3. A redefinition of the theory considering the 'enjeux politiques' of the current world.
    1. The 20th century gives new dimensions to the 'Just War'.
    2. Were they 'Just Wars'.
  4. Conclusion.
  5. Bibliography.

Abstract

The notion of 'just war' can be considered as a moral philosophy of the War debating the legitimacy of wars and the way wars are made. The existence of just wars thus supposes that violence can be ethical. However, it has to be underlined that even for the just wars theoreticians, war is never good per se, it remains something bad, with painful consequences, and it can only be justified as a means to remedy another bad situation. Questioning the existence of just wars is particularly relevant today insofar as this theory has become "fashionable", especially since the attacks of 9-11. The whole war on terrorism that has followed these attacks is indeed always defined as a just war. That will have to be discussed. To analyze this theory, it is first essential to understand precisely its classical and historical definition and then, to take a look at the recent evolutions of the doctrine and to wonder in what sense it can correspond to recent wars.

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