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The Ethics Of Unwinnable War [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
According to just war theory, military campaigns should only be fought as a last resort, with the goal of correcting a grave evil, and where there is a high probability of success. But what happens when a military campaign unravels and becomes unwinnable?
Tierney, Dominic
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One Century of Change: Stronger Diversity Decline in Lowland Than in Mountain Grasslands in Central Europe

open access: yesGlobal Change Biology, Volume 31, Issue 10, October 2025.
Written Summary: We resampled 416 historical vegetation records (originally sampled between 1884 and 1931) from grasslands across Switzerland at a wide range of elevations and moisture levels. We found severe declines in alpha, beta, and gamma taxonomic diversity as well as functional and phylogenetic alpha diversity over the last century.
Stefan Widmer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Августинова теорија праведног рата

open access: yesGodišnjak, 2015
Augustine is usually credited as the founder of the theory of just war in Christianity. This theory was defined in the time when Roman Empire was in retreat in front of the barbarians and when Church was struggling against heretics.
Miloš Jelić
doaj   +1 more source

The Presence of Alternative Tree Species in European Beech Forests Drives Change in Functional Diversity and Composition of Forest Floor Plant Communities

open access: yesJournal of Vegetation Science, Volume 36, Issue 4, July/August 2025.
Admixing alternative tree species in European beech forests is associated with changes in the functional diversity and composition of forest floor vegetation. Higher functional richness and divergence were observed in stands containing Douglas fir, silver fir, or sessile oak, while shifts in trait composition varied depending on tree species and site ...
Lukas Bärmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Laws of War in the Pre-Dawn Light: Institutions and Obligations in Thucydides' Peloponnesian War [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This Essay in honor of Oscar Schachter criticizes both ahistorical renderings of the law of war and realist depictions of Peloponnesian War by asking whether Thucydides describes the conditions of a law of war.
Stephen M. Sheppard
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Left‐Right Ideological Differences in Moral Judgments: The Case of Acceptance of Collateral Civilian Killings in War

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 55, Issue 4, Page 565-588, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Public sentiment on collateral civilian killings during wartime may crucially impact critical governmental decisions and the trajectory of the conflict itself. Across six studies in Israel and the United States, we examined (1) left‐right ideological differences in acceptance of collateral civilian killings across diverse war scenarios and (2)
Julia Elad‐Strenger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Jus post bellum – sodanjälkeinen oikeudenmukaisuus : diskurssin keskeiset teemat ja heijastuksia Irakiin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Only abstract. Paper copies of master’s theses are listed in the Helka database (http://www.helsinki.fi/helka). Electronic copies of master’s theses are either available as open access or only on thesis terminals in the Helsinki University Library.Vain ...
Kupiainen, Joonas
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O Jus post bellum (justiça após a guerra) nas Relações Internacionais Contemporâneas: Entre a Teoria e a Narrativa

open access: yesRevista Neiba, 2017
Tradicionalmente, a Teoria da Guerra Justa (TGJ) é concebida por dois conceitos fundamentais sobre conflitos: razões justas para iniciá-lo (jus ad bellum); e formas justas para lutá-lo (jus in bello).
Rodrigo Augusto Duarte Amaral
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Starting and Stopping Wars

open access: yesPacific Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 106, Issue 2, Page 96-106, June 2025.
ABSTRACT If a warring side may fight in pursuit of an aim up to some proportionality‐respecting limit, then an important question is whether that side is morally required to stop fighting when it reaches that limit, despite not yet having attained its aim.
Gerald Lang
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond self-defense: A just war theory critique of Israel’s military conduct in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, attack

open access: yesJurnal Inovasi Ilmu Sosial dan Politik
This article evaluates Israel’s military operations in Gaza from 2023 to 2024 through the lens of Just War Theory (JWT), focusing on both the justification for war (jus ad bellum) and conduct in war (jus in bello).
Baston Kondowe, Broto Wardoyo
doaj   +1 more source

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