War 2 Flashcards
What three things need to be in place for a just war?
- Legitimate public authority
- Just Cause
- Proper Intentions
What is the latin for criteria to be consulted before war?
Ius ad Bello
What is the Latin for just conduct of war
Ius in bello
What is the latin for ending a war and what lies beyond it?
Ius post bello
What are the 3 main factors for Ius in Bello?
Distinction
Proportionality
Military Necesity
Define Distinction
Mil action should be aimed at enemy combatants and not civ.
How has the JWT been codified in modern times?
In the Hague and Geneva conventions (Hague - laws o war and war crime, Geneva - POWs and civ protection)
List two defensive liberal wars
WWII - illiberal ally of USSR
GW1 - illiberal allies in ME
What W action was designed to keep the Sovs in WWII?
Lend Lease and the eventual opening of the second front
Give two offensive liberal wars
Bosnia
Kosovo
US Invasion of AFG
Who wrote just and unjust wars?
Michael Waltzer
What kind of situation does Waltzer describe the bombing campaign on GER as?
A supreme Emergency. Leaders accept evil and guilt as o other resort.
What did the British to Arthur Harris after the war according to Waltzer?
Dishonoured him. This was done almost to seek some form of moral forgiveness.