Essays on Just War Theory

Introduction In this paper, I question the morality and justification behind the system of war that firsts of all strips a person of his/her humanity and morality and then lays the responsibility for ethical and moral action on the same person even when he or…

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we are all called to be peacemakers. The Church believes that violence is not defeated by more violence; however, in dire situations, war can be waged on a just basis. Just war was developed in the 5th century…

Just War Theory In any war there is a boundary between justified action and unjustified action. When looking at what is justified and unjustified, at times there is a definite grey are in which actions taken could be considered questionable. Although similar, many wars differ…

The Just war theory is and interesting one simply because the phrase just war is an oxymoron. War is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations. Implicit in this definition of war…

Conflict’s – War on Iraq at a balanced view Just War Theory After a few attempts of outlining the rules of a “Just War” Thomas Aquinas finally presented his version and it seemed the most acceptable. You have a just cause, said Aquinas, when you…