Just War

Question 1

Just ad bellum

Answer 1

• just cause, protecting innocent and human rights
• competent authority- war can only be started with legit reason
• just intention- only for peace
• last resort
• likely hood of success
• proportionality, you can start a war if more suffering is going take place over the already apparent suffering

Question 2

Just in bello, how it should be fought

Answer 2

Proportionality- only necessary weapons

Discrimination- ‘total war’ is rejected
Killing innocent is avoided

Question 3

Ideas of Augustine and Aquinas

Answer 3

Augustine: searched to justify to allow the newly Christian Roman Empire go defend themselves, stopping form losin powers 
His two conditions:
Legit authority 
Just cause 
Aquinas added third
Right intention