Just War

Jus ad Bellum:
a set of criteria that are to be consulted BEFORE engaging in war

Jus in Bello:
once war has begun, directs how combatants are to act.

Jus Post Bellum:
concerns justice after a war

Questions for you:

Is there justification for acts of war...

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• in self defense?
• to protect innocent life?
• to protect human rights?
• to overcome other kinds of evil?
• only if you will probably win?
• only as a last resort?
• acts of war can never be justified?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcBovmGZSPU

QFT

"All's fair in love and war. That means anything goes--any kind of deceit in love, any kind of violence in war. We can neither praise nor blame; there is nothing to say. And yet we are rarely silent."

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