Chapter 2 - War Peace And Conflict Flashcards
Violence
A physical force aimed to hurt someone
Bullying
Repeated physical violence and mental tormenting resulting in a bad state of mind
Forgiveness
The act to forgive a person after hurtful or violent behaviour
Justice
Bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law, or making up for a wrong that has been committed
Just War Theory
A set of criteria/conditions that a war needs to meet before it is justified
Last Resort
A final port of call after all else fails
Just cause
A valid reason on why a certain act may take place
Legitimate Authority
A king, Queen or Government that is accepted
Discrimination
To act on a prejudice to great someone differently because of your prejudice and in the case of Gender discrimination- acting upon a prejudice because of their gender
Reasonable chance of success
When going to war, both sides must have a a chance of winning, meaning they cannot go to war with a major disadvantage
Proportionality
Restricting figured of authority to have a limited amount of power. Made through EU laws
Holy war
A war that is over religion, over a religious site or over the country’s religion
Crusades
A journey to conquer the holy places
Pacifism
A belief not to bear arms to act violent in any way
Conscientious objectors
A higher belief of pacifism, not to fight anytime
WMD
- Weapons of mass destruction - weapons that can kill a large amount of people and cause great damage