Whetham Ethics, Law and Military Operations

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-137-06381-6
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

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.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whetham, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Purpose Content and Structure.- Ethics, Law and Military Operations.- A View From Realism.- A Nonviolent Challenge to Conflict.- The Just War Tradition A Pragmatic Compromise.- War Law and its Intersections.- Law at the Operational Level.- Civilian Protection and Force Protection.- The Ethical Challenge of the Complex Security Environment.- Understanding Atrocities: What Commanders Should do to Prevent Them.- To Whom Does a Military Medical Commander Owe a Moral Duty?.- The Ethics of Nuclear Deterrence.- The Ethical and Legal Challenges of Operational Command.

Über Autor(innen)

DAVID WHETHAM is Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, King's College London, UK and is based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in the UK Defence Academy. His research focuses on the ethical dimensions of warfare and the development of the laws of war.