Just War Criteria+ Aims of Punishment

Question 1

Jus ad Bellum:

Answer 1

Just cause, legitimate authority, right intention, to bring about good, likely chance of winning, last resort, injustices suffered must be greater by one group than the other.

Question 2

Jus in Bello:

Answer 2

Only enemy soldiers killed, civilians protected not harmed, minimum force used to limit death+destruction, proportional force to the wrong done

Question 3

Jus post Bellum:

Answer 3

No revenge, only punish people directly responsible for the wrong done, peace terms made an accepted by legitimate authorities, terms of surrender must be proportional to original reasons for war.

Question 4

Deterrence we give someone the death penalty for murder someone else…

Answer 4

won’t commit the same crime because they know what will happen.

Question 5

Protection: society needs to be protected from…

Answer 5

criminals who may harm people

Question 6

Retribution: the victim/victim’s family should be able to have…

Answer 6

revenge and make the criminal pay for what they have done.

Question 7

Reparation: the guilty person should make up for what they have done in prison and atone for their mistakes so they can…

Answer 7

have a clean start

Question 8

Reformation: society should use punishment to change the criminal by teaching them…

Answer 8

new skills to contribute to society instead of destroying it.