Week 4 Flashcards
What modes of thought make up the golden triad of moral philosophy?
Virtue Ethics
Consequentialism
Deontology
What modes of thought make up the golden triad of moral philosophy?
Virtue Ethics
Consequentialism
Deontology
What two different moral codes are military physicians bound to?
Professional Ethical Guidelines - As a physician
Their oaths as members of the Armed Forces
What status does the Geneva Convention give to Military Physicians?
Non-Combatant - meaning when/if they are captured they should be considered detained persons rather than prisoners.
What does the Geneva Convention require of physicians with regards to treatment of ill and wounded?
Non-discriminatory - They should treat those who are ill or wounded including enemy soldiers, even if doing so would further enhance the enemy’s overall military potential.
Give 3 examples of
- Battlefield Euthanasia
- Force feeding detained combatants
- Facilitating severe interrogation techniques
- Prescribing potentially dangerous “truth” drugs
- Leading ‘coercive’ research on soldiers
- Breaching confidentiality of a solider to a senior
- Using medical knowledge to develop new weapons
What two different moral codes are military physicians bound to?
Professional Ethical Guidelines - As a physician
Their oaths as members of the Armed Forces
What status does the Geneva Convention give to Military Physicians?
Non-Combatant - meaning when/if they are captured they should be considered detained persons rather than prisoners.
What does the Geneva Convention require of physicians with regards to treatment of ill and wounded?
Non-discriminatory - They should treat those who are ill or wounded including enemy soldiers, even if doing so would further enhance the enemy’s overall military potential.
Give an example of professional guidance for civilian physicians and an example for military physicians.
GMC - Good Medical Practice
BMA - Ethical Decision-Making for Doctor in the Armed Forces: A tool-kit
Give 3 examples of
- Battlefield Euthanasia
- Force feeding detained combatants
- Facilitating severe interrogation techniques
- Prescribing potentially dangerous “truth” drugs
- Leading ‘coercive’ research on soldiers
- Breaching confidentiality of a solider to a senior
- Using medical knowledge to develop new weapons
Name the 3 principles of a Just War.
- jus ad bellum (right to go to war)
- jus in bello (right conduct in war)
- jus post bellum (right conduct after war)
What is the need for International Humanitarian Law?
It is a major part of public international law, and is a set of rules which at time of armed conflict:
- Protect people who are no longer taking part in hostilities
- Restrict the methods & means of warfare employed.
What is the ‘Law of Geneva’ in place to do and what is another name for them?
Geneva Conventions - To Safeguard civilians & military personnel no longer involved in the conflict (PoWs & injured)
What is the ‘Law of the Hague’ and what is another name for them?
Hague Conventions - details the rights & obligations of belligerents and restricts means of harming the enemy.
What types of weapons were banned in 1925?
Prohibition of asphyxiating, poisonous gases & bacteriological methods of warfare
After WW2, in 1949 what 4 Geneva Conventions were established?
I Treatment of wounded & sick armed forces in the field
II Wounded, sick & shipwrecked armed forces at sea
III Treatment of Prisoners of War
IV Protection of civilians in War
Serious violation of IHL during international and domestic conflicts constitute as war crimes, give 3 examples of such violations.
- Wilful killing of a protected person
- Torture or inhuman treatment
- Wilful injury or suffering
- Deliberate attacks on civilians
- Use of prohibited weapons
- Misuse of emblem
- Pillage of private property
Give 2 examples of ambiguous cases for IHL violations.
Coup De Grace - IRA in Gibraltar - Unarmed IRA members shot dead by SAS in 1988 - hand ups and on ground
Chemical Attack - Halabja, Kurdistan - Iraqi forces dropped chemical weapons including Tabun, Sarin, VX and Mustard Gas - 5000 dead, 7000 injured.
