THE RIGHT TO FIGHT BACK: JUST WAR THEORY AND THE WAR ON TERROR

The Right to Fight Back: Just War Theory and The War on Terror

The Right to Fight Back: Just War Theory and The War on Terror

Philosophy and war seem to have little in common, however, is philosophy that provides justifications or rationalizations for going to war and that attempts to set standards for wars are conducted. idea is to establish the moral and ethical foundation of most destructive of humanity. Just War principles to define ethical basis for going to war, while international agreements, namely Geneva Conventions define rules of conduct during war.

While terrorism itself is the fairly old practice, "War on Terror" is the fairly recent development. "War on Terror" is the new kind of war that challenges previous conceptions of nature of conflict itself, especially "Just War Theory." Paul Gilbert is to discuss issue of new "war on terror" and its relationship with "Just War Theory" in his book: New Terror New Wars. Ultimately, as Gilbert admits, this debate only serves to make more questions than answers, and while broader question of "Is 'War on Terror' right?" remains relatively unanswered, it can be concluded that elements of "Just War Theory" does not apply well to "war on terror." (Childress, 1978)

Concepts and principles of "just wars" have been developed throughout human history and traceable roots in ancient civilizations like Greeks and even Sumerians. Idea of "just war" usually occurs when two or more people also grown into battle again and again because they share same cultural values of two or more people enter into agreements and even codes of what is acceptable in fight between others. "Just War Theory" as proposed academic has the much more recent history, beginning in large part and especially writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. In his Summa Theologica of Aquinas established principles of "just war", which have expanded by writers such as Vitoria, Pufendorf, Vattel, and contemporaries such as Michael Walzer.

Before one can argue whether "War on Terror" is the just war "just war" tradition, so it is even the reasonable way to do an analysis must take into account all principles of Theory Just War. " "Just War Theory" is twofold, as it takes into account not only principles of justice of war, but also rules of engagement, principles of justice of war. It may be appropriate and worthy cause, war has been declared by proper authority figure, with right intention, the reasonable chance of victory and end of conflict that is proportional to methods used to get there. Rules of the compromise agreement with peoples that constitute an acceptable target of struggle and amount of force are morally permissible for use in conflict. (Childress, 1978)

Gilbert approach to issue of justice of war is to establish right to self-defense, particularly nations. Gilbert analyzes two bodies established under international law for war of self defense: United Nations Charter and Hague and Geneva Conventions. These institutions provide for the nation to make war ...