New Interventionist Just War Theory

This book offers a systematic critique of recent interventionist just war theories, which have made the recourse to force easier to justify.

Autorentext

Jordy Rocheleau is Professor of Philosophy at Austin Peay State University, USA. He is co-author of Rights and Wrongs in the College Classroom (2007).

Inhalt

Introduction Part I: Ethical constraints on recourse to war: jus ad bellum vs realism and neo-traditionalism 1. Just war theory and the ethical restraint of war 2. Presumptions, principles, and prerogatives in war: against hawkish neo-traditionalism 3. Why punishment is not a just cause for war Part II: Defense of a just cause threshold 4. Against the new cosmopolitan interventionism: why human rights protection is not sufficient cause for war 5. What is it good for? Consequences and the limits of war 6. Why two wrongs cannot make a right use of force: A critique of compound just causes Part III: Just war procedures and application 7. Jus ad (continuandum) bellum: reevaluating the justice of interventions over time 8. The nature and necessity of legitimate authorization 9. Conclusion: applying non-interventionist jus ad bellum