Where is Abel thy Brother? Reframing the Theological Horizons for Catholic Theories of Just War [PDF]
This essay starts from a presupposition that there is need for rethinking the theological framework within which the Catholic Church has articulated its understanding of the principles and the application of the theory of just war in the social ...
Rossi, Philip J.
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Consent and the use of force: an examination of 'intervention by invitation’ as a basis for US drone strikes in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen [PDF]
Drone strikes are becoming a key feature of the United States’ global military response to nonstate actors, and it has been widely adduced that these strikes have been carried out with the consent of the host states in which such non-state actors reside.
Byrne, Max
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After Guantanamo: War, Crime, and Detention [PDF]
Neither the law of war nor the criminal law, alone or in combination, provides an adequate legal structure for responding to the most serious threats posed by Al Qaeda and similar groups.
Eberhard, Frances A. +2 more
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The use of force against terrorism remains a widely debated matter among scholars. This article aims to show that taking forcible measures in response to terrorist attacks is consistent with the rules of jus ad bellum, even in non-consensual extra ...
Dario Pronesti
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Міжнародно-правовий аналіз післявоєнного відновлення на Балканах та Руанди
У сучасному світі, з огляду на тривалі збройні конфлікти, важливим є привернення уваги науковців, національних і міжнародних експертів до проблематики міжнародно-правового забезпечення посткризових ситуацій, подоланні наслідків масштабних збройних ...
A. I. Andreikiv
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“On target”: precision and balance in the contemporary law of targeting [PDF]
The law of targeting lies at the heart of international humanitarian law (IHL). As such it is the fulcrum around which discussion of combat operations revolves.
Schmitt, Michael N., Widmar, Eric
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Congressional Authorization and the War on Terrorism [PDF]
This Article presents a framework for interpreting Congress\u27s September 18, 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), the central statutory enactment related to the war on terrorism.
Bradley, Curtis A., Goldsmith, Jack L.
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The (In)dependence Thesis for Jus Post Bellum. Understanding jus post bellum’s relationship with jus ad bellum [PDF]
Contains fulltext : 210244pre.pdf (Author’s version preprint ) (Open Access)
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Refusal of orders: The case of William Douglas Home [PDF]
Based largely on the William Douglas Home court martial documents of 1944 and the three autobiographies that Douglas Home wrote, this article is an examination of the widely accepted principle that soldiers who are given orders that are ‘manifestly ...
Smith, Ron C.
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State opinio juris and international humanitarian law pluralism [PDF]
International humanitarian law has developed through a pluralistic process. Its history reveals a pattern of rough proportionality between State opinio juris and non-State expressions of law.
Schmitt, Michael N., Watts, Sean
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