Ethics and the Laws of War

The Moral Justification of Legal Norms

Antony Lamb (Coleg Gwent, South Wales, UK)

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Routledge
27 April 2015

Ethics & moral philosophy; Theory of warfare & military science; International humanitarian law

Series: Contemporary Security Studies

This book is an examination of the permissions, prohibitions and obligations found in just war theory, and the moral grounds for laws concerning war.

Pronouncing an action or course of actions to be prohibited, permitted or obligatory by just war theory does not thereby establish the moral grounds of that prohibition, permission or obligation; nor does such a pronouncement have sufficient persuasive force to govern actions in the public arena. So what are the moral grounds of laws concerning war, and what ought these laws to be?

Adopting the distinction between jus ad bellum and jus in bello, the author argues that rules governing conduct in war can be morally grounded in a form of rule-consequentialism of negative duties. Looking towards the public rules, the book argues for a new interpretation of existing laws, and in some cases the implementation of completely new laws. These include recognising rights of encompassing groups to necessary self-defence; recognising a duty to rescue; and considering all persons neither in uniform nor bearing arms as civilians and therefore fully immune from attack, thus ruling out ‘targeted’ or ‘named’ killings.

This book will be of much interest to students of just war theory, ethics of war, international law, peace and conflict studies, and Security Studies/IR in general.

By: Antony Lamb (Coleg Gwent South Wales UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781138856318
ISBN 10: 1138856312
Series: Contemporary Security Studies
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 27 April 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Antony Lamb is a Lecturer at Coleg Gwent, South Wales. He was awarded a Ph.D. at the University of Bristol in 2012. His research interests focus on the application and development of the just war paradigm to the changing face of conflict.

Reviews for Ethics and the Laws of War: The Moral Justification of Legal Norms

'In conclusion, this book is recommended to anyone who wants to learn more about the theory of just war, as well as the ethics and morality of international laws governing war.' - Sarah Bernard-Lacaille, University of Quebec, Canada, Revue quebecoise de droit international