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Politics : Foreign Policy Discussion Thread

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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (7939)12/26/2006 9:39:56 PM
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Just War theory

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
plato.stanford.edu

To start a war
1. Just Cause
2. Right Intention
3. Proper authority and public declaration
4. Last Resort
5. Probability of Success
6. Proportionality

Justice during war
1. Obey all international laws on weapons prohibition
2. Discrimination and Non-Combatant Immunity
3. Proportionality
4. Benevolent quarantine for prisoners of war
5. No (evil) Means
6. No reprisals

Just termination of war
1. Proportionality and Publicity
2. Rights Vindication
3. Discrimination
4. Punishmen t#1: Leaders of defeated side (war crimes) fair and public trial
5. Punishment #2: Soldiers (war crimes) from all sides subject to trial.
6. Compensation: Financial restitution short of that needed for reconstruction.
7. Rehabilitation
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