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Just Military Preparedness: A New Category of Just War Theory
Paper Presented at the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University
  • Harry van der Linden, Butler University
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
9-24-2010
Abstract

This presentation discusses why just war theory is in need of just military preparedness (jus ante bellum) as a new category of just war thinking and it articulates six principles of just military preparedness. The paper concludes that the United States fails to satisfy any of these principles and addresses how this bears on the application of jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post bellum norms to possible future American military interventions.

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All rights are reserved for Dr. Harry van der Linden.
Notes

This paper was presented at the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University, September 24, 2010. A few notes have been added or updated.

Citation Information
Harry van der Linden. "Just Military Preparedness: A New Category of Just War Theory" Paper Presented at the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University (2010) p. 1 - 24
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/harry_vanderlinden/87/