Just War Cause

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Just War Theory

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causes

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causesDefense against aggression

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causesDefense against aggression

Preventing crimes against humanity

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causesDefense against aggression

Preventing crimes against humanity

 Aggression = violation of a nation's rights.

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causesDefense against aggression

Preventing crimes against humanity

 Aggression = violation of a nation's rights.

Rights to existence, territory, sovereignty

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogy

When is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causesDefense against aggression

Preventing crimes against humanity

 Aggression = violation of a nation's rights.

Rights to existence, territory, sovereignty

Social contract

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogyWhen is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causesDefense against aggression

Preventing crimes against humanity

 Aggression = violation of a nation's rights.

Rights to existence, territory, sovereignty

Social contractgovernment responsibility to citizens

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogyWhen is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causesDefense against aggression

Preventing crimes against humanity

 Aggression = violation of a nation's rights.

Rights to existence, territory, sovereignty

Social contractgovernment responsibility to citizens

rights of nations to be repected

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Just War Theory

Jus ad bellum

Just cause

Domestic analogyWhen is violence justified?

Injustice = violation of rights

The only justifiable use of violence is to stop or prevent injustice.

Two just causesDefense against aggression

Preventing crimes against humanity

 Aggression = violation of a nation's rights.

Rights to existence, territory, sovereignty

Social contractgovernment responsibility to citizens

rights of nations to be repected

Locke's state of nature

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Preventive war 

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

P ti

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

P ti

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

active preparation

Preventive war

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

active preparation

waiting greatly magnifies the risk

Preventive war

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

active preparation

waiting greatly magnifies the risk

Three questions:

Preventive war

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

active preparation

waiting greatly magnifies the risk

Three questions:

How likely?

Preventive war

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

active preparation

waiting greatly magnifies the risk

Three questions:

How likely?

How soon?

Preventive war

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

active preparation

waiting greatly magnifies the risk

Three questions:

How likely?

How soon?

How certain?

Preventive war

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

active preparation

waiting greatly magnifies the risk

Three questions:

How likely?

How soon?

How certain?

Humanitarian Intervention

Preventive war

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Preventive war 

no immediate threat

Preemptive strike

threat unambiguous:

manifest intent to injure

active preparation

waiting greatly magnifies the risk

Three questions:

How likely?

How soon?

How certain?

Humanitarian Interventionconflict between human rights and a state's right to sovereignty.