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Innocent civilians : the morality of killing in war / Colm McKeogh.

By:

McKeogh, Colm

Material type: Text

TextOriginal language: English Publication details: New York : Palgrave, 2002Description: ix, 200 p. 22 cmISBN:

333972376

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

172.42 21 MCI

Summary: Publisher's description: This work explains why the concern to minimize civilian casualties is solidly based in Western civilization's most fundamental principles of justice. The author interprets Augustine's just war theory, Vitoria and Suarez's "transitional" model of war, and offers explanation for the modern characterization of the combatant as a depersonalized instrument.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library Section SB- R304	172.42 MCI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P 27308

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.

Publisher's description: This work explains why the concern to minimize civilian casualties is solidly based in Western civilization's most fundamental principles of justice. The author interprets Augustine's just war theory, Vitoria and Suarez's "transitional" model of war, and offers explanation for the modern characterization of the combatant as a depersonalized instrument.

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