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Fighting with words: humanitarian security and the changing role of law in contemporary armed conflict

Disasters, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 870-890, October 2023., 2023
Violence against humanitarians is a commonplace phenomenon in contemporary armed conflict. This paper examines how the manipulation of international legal principles for political or military purposes, a practice known as ‘lawfare’, impacts humanitarian security in conflict‐affected areas.
Iida‐Maria Tammi
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Should Autonomous Weapons Need a Reason to Kill?

Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 39, Issue 5, Page 886-900, November 2022., 2022
ABSTRACT Purves et al. argue against deploying automated weapons because they fail to act for the right reason. Given that soldiers do not necessarily act in an ideal way, I argue that it is morally preferable to deploy autonomous weapons that are incapable of acting for the wrong reason over combatants that are likely (although not guaranteed) to act ...
Garry Young
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Assisting Rebels Abroad: The Ethics of Violence at the Limits of the Defensive Paradigm

Journal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 38-55, February 2022., 2022
Abstract In this article, I analyse the theory and practice of interventions in foreign civil wars to assist rebels fighting against violently oppressive government. I argue that the indirect nature of this kind of intervention gives rise to political complications that are either absent from or less obvious in humanitarian interventions aimed chiefly ...
Christopher J. Finlay
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Attitudes toward the Use of Force: Instrumental Imperatives, Moral Principles, and International Law

American Journal of Political Science, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 612-633, July 2021., 2021
Abstract What informs ordinary citizens' attitudes toward the use of force? Previous research identifies several key concerns in public opinion toward war, but does not directly evaluate the relative importance of these considerations. We articulate three distinct logics of war support—moral, legal, and instrumental—and use an experimental survey with ...
Janina Dill, Livia I. Schubiger
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Saving Lives and Limiting the Means and Methods of Warfare: Five Indonesian Tafsīr Views

Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies, 2022
Protection of non-combatants and restrictions on methods of warfare are two essential aspects of jus in bello. Dawoody’s and Hashmi’s theory states that the classical Islamic scientific tradition discusses jus in bello much more than contemporary Islamic
Ulya Fikriyati, Ah. Fawaid
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Refusing Protection

, 2023
Philosophy &Public Affairs, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 33-59, Winter 2023.
David J. Clark
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Three Questions about “Informal Regulation”

AJIL Unbound, 2018
In the grand debates of international law, the jus ad bellum is often proclaimed dead, and just as often praised as the “cornerstone” of the contemporary legal order.
Christian J. Tams
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New dilemmas of the «just war» theory

RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2023
Referring to the classical tenets of the “just war” theory, the author also analyses its modern versions. While the research the author arrives at the conclusion that some political scientists have modernized the theory of “a just war” according to the ...
Ekaterina P. Shanchenko
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Challenges of Compliance with the Distinction and Proportionality Principles Regarding the Global Nuclear Deterrence Policies [PDF]

Analele Universităţii din Oradea. Relaţii Internaţionale şi Studii Europene, 2023
The article advocates for a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges surrounding nuclear weapons and the implementation of the proportion and distinction IHL principles. It also examines the relationship between nuclear deterrence policies and IHL
Claudiu Denis CHIȘEREU
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Teori Perang yang Adil : Sebuah Penjelasan dan Argumentasi Kristen

Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan, 2014
Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan dan berargumentasi secara etis-teologis dan alkitabiah tentang apa dan mengapa sebagian gereja Kristen berpegang pada pandangan teori perang yang adil dalam etika perang mereka. Teori perang yang adil adalah sebuah
Ferry Yefta Mamahit
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