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    Just War: The Just War Tradition: Ethics in Modern Warfare
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    Just War: The Just War Tradition: Ethics in Modern Warfare

    By Charles Guthrie and Michael Quinlan

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    'A remarkable book, small in size but with great clarity and insight into moral and ethical principles that need to be understood and reaffirmed' - Henry Kissinger

    Every society and every period of history has had to face the reality of war. War inevitably yields situations in which the normal ethical rules of society have to be overridden. The Just War tradition has evolved over the centuries as a careful endeavour to impose moral discipline and humanity on resort to war and in its waging, and the tradition deserves our attention now as much as ever.

    Tracing the origin and nature of the tradition from its roots in Christian thinking and providing a clear summary of its principles, and drawing examples from Kosovo, Afghanistan and the wars in Iraq, Charles Guthrie and Michael Quinlan look at the key concepts in relation to modern armed conflict.

    This short but powerful book sets out the case for a workable and credible moral framework for modern war before, while and after it is waged.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateDec 15, 2010
    ISBN9781408820445
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    Just War: The Just War Tradition: Ethics in Modern Warfare
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    Charles Guthrie

    Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, GCB, GCVO, OBE, DL, was commissioned in 1959 and served with the Welsh Guards and the Special Air Service. He was Commander of NATO's Northern Army Group, 1992–93, Chief of the General Staff, 1994–97 and Chief of the Defence Staff, 1997–2001. He became a member of the House of Lords in 2001.

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      This is a short, yet adequate introduction to the Just War tradition. I read it in under half an hour. The authors explain the background and basic principles of Just War, and very briefly compare it to similar ideas in Islam and Judaism. I had a few quibbles here or there, but overall it's a well balanced discussion of both classic and contemporary issues regarding morality in warfare.