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