This detailed overview and critical, philosophical analysis surveys the historical development of just war reasoning, its incorporation into the international laws concerning when and how to wage war and the specific shortcomings with existing laws and practices concerning the conduct of modern-day hostilities. It examines certain problematic aspects of the international laws of war and the just war tradition such as obedience to superior orders, military necessity and reprisals.
- ISBN10 0132906449
- ISBN13 9780132906449
- Publish Date 5 October 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Prentice-Hall
- Format Paperback
- Pages 222
- Language English