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The Ethics of War and Manipulation
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The Ethics of War and Manipulation
The world has witnessed several wars that have been waged for different purposes. War is armed conduct where two armies represent the clash of interests- legal or political. Though there have been many important wars in the history such as Thirty years war, world war one, world war two, however, only some of the wars can be justified as legal wars. This just and unjust war is the concept in the International Law which states that war can be justified only when it is done for some legitimate reasons. This concept of Just wars was first developed by the Roman Empire who considered that not all wars are unjustified and immoral in nature.
Nevertheless, there are several grounds on which wars are justified. According to United Nations Charter, a war is just when it is fought for the right of self-defense which is mentioned in Article 51 of chapter VII. Previously several grounds were justified to conduct a war that brought more chaos and disorder in the world rather than peace. To rectify the situation, the United Nations narrowed the prospects of war in the wake of two brutal world wars.
Furthermore, the law of armed conflict is the development of this modern world to further promote peace, human dignity, and morality in the conduct of war. Several principles have been laid out in the Geneva conventions. Some of those principles are the doctrine of necessity, the doctrine of proportionality, the law of distinction and honor. These are the guidelines to use in wars for the rights of combatants, prisoners, and for civilians as they shouldn’t be treated mercilessly.
Politics is an essential ingredient in the conduct of as the actual practice of the leaders explains it. The examples of just wars in the world are limited. Nevertheless, one latest example of the justified war in the world is the War on Terror that was launched by the US after attacks on its twin towers. It was a direct attack on territory of the country and United States was forced to launch a counter-attack on Afghanistan as pers the sanctions of the United Security Council.
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