zobacz powiększenie | DOI 10.12887/27-2014-2-106-15 Tomasz ŻURADZKI – Proportionality in the Ethics of War: On a Duty to Minimise the Total Number of Armed Conflicts’ Casualties Cena brutto: 7,00 PLN |
There is less and less violence – in time of peace as well as during armed conflicts. In this article, through references to three real cases, I analyse whether the decision makers should always conduct military operations so as to minimize the total number of casualties. I demonstrate that neither international law nor moral judgements about the permissible use of force by individuals require conducting military operations in such a way. Keywords: just war, violence, casualties, the law of armed conflicts, the Gulf War, the Kosovo War, the Gaza-Israel conflict Contact: The research reported in the present article was funded by the National Science Centre, Poland (decision no. DEC-2011/03/D/HS5/01152). Pliki do pobrania: » Zuradzki.pdf |