Ethics, Law and Military Operations
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Ethics, Law and Military Operations

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Ethics, Law and Military Operations

About this book

Public anger at perceived ethical and legal failures in recent wars has reinforced the importance of understanding military ethics. Ethics, Law and Military Operations is one of the first texts to examine both the ethical and the legal considerations of contemporary military conflict. It adopts a practical approach to explore the ways in which legal and normative issues combine to affect the entire spectrum of military operations, from high-intensity conflict to peacekeeping activities and the provision of humanitarian aid. With an operational perspective in mind, this text delivers accessible frameworks for evaluating and applying fundamental legal and ethical concepts. Written by an international team of military practitioners and academics, this book provides interdisciplinary insights into the major issues facing military decision-makers. The first half of the book explores the ethical and legal underpinnings of warfare. Later chapters use case studies to examine specific issues in the contemporary operating environment.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Abbreviations
  7. Notes on Contributors
  8. Introduction: Purpose, Content and Structure
  9. Purpose
  10. Content and structure
  11. 1 Ethics, Law and Conflict
  12. 2 A View from Realism
  13. 3 A Nonviolent Challenge to Conflict
  14. 4 The Just War Tradition: A Pragmatic Compromise
  15. 5 War Law and Its Intersections
  16. 6 Law at the Operational Level
  17. 7 Civilian Protection and Force Protection
  18. 8 The Ethical Challenges of a Complex Security Environment
  19. 9 Understanding Atrocities: What Commanders Can Do to Prevent Them
  20. 10 To Whom Does a Military Medical Commander Owe a Moral Duty?
  21. 11 The Ethics of Nuclear Deterrence
  22. 12 The Ethical and Legal Challenges of Operational Command
  23. Index