3.1 War Flashcards
What are the 3 types of just war theory?
Jus ad bellum
Jus in bello
Jus post bellum
What is meant by jus ad bellum
Considering starting a war, deciding whether a nation has the moral right to go to war against another
What are the criteria for jus ad bellum?
- just cause
- legitimate authority
- right intention
- last resort
- likelihood of success
- proportionality
- comparative justice
What is meant by just cause?
- the reason to go to war must be defence only, to restore peace, or to remove a political threat
What is meant by a legitimate authority?
- the decision to go to war must be made by a democratically elected leader
- BUT who decides if it is a legitimate authority?
Name 2 theologians associated with just war theory
Augustine and aquinas
Name the 7 criteria for just war
Just cause, just authority, just intention, proportionality, last resort, likelihood of success, comparative justice
Define jus in bello
The criteria for just actions during war
What are ‘proportionality’ and ‘intention’?
Something is considered proportional if it is similar in size or force to something else. In the context of war, this means that the response take in war must be similar;ar in size of force to the wrongdoing that has occurred by the country being fought
Intention is the motive or intended outcome of an action
Name two actions that could be taken to help ensure war is a last resort
Peace talks, negotiations, sanctions
The principle of discrimination differentiates which 2 groups of people?
Civilians and combatants
Name 4 different kinds of pacifist
Nuclear pacifists, absolute pacifists, relative pacifists, active pacifists
Give 2 non-religious reasons for pacifism
Concern for the environment, humanitarian concerns
Name a Christian denomination which believes in pacifism
Quakers (religious society of friends)
