Civilian Immunity in War

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-957575-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Eleven specially commissioned essays on an issue of pressing public concern
Reliable, informative, and thought-provoking treatment of the ethics and legality of war
Fills a gap in the scholarly literature
Excellent international line-up of contributors
Perspectives from philosophy, politics, law, and history

The protection of noncombatants from deadly violence is the centrepiece of any account of ethical and legal constraints on war. It was a major achievement of moral progress from early modern times to World War I. Yet it has been under constant attrition since - perhaps never more so than in our time, with ist 'new wars', the spectre of weapons of mass destruction, and the global terrorism alert.

Civilian Immunity in War, written in collaboration by eleven authors, provides the first comprehensive analysis of all main aspects of this highly topical subject. It considers the arguments for rejection of civilian immunity and the main theories of the grounds and proper scope of this immunity, both deontological (just war theory) and consequentialist. Separate chapters examine the historical development of the idea of civilian immunity, ist standing in current international law, and the problem of "collateral damage": of harming civilians without intent, as a side-effect of attacks on military targets. The volume also addresses a string of specific issues. Civilian immunity has undergone much attrition with the development of air warfare and the tendency of military conflict to degenerate into "total" war. On the other hand, modern military technology with ist precision guidance missiles and "smart" bombs opens up the possibility of restricting deadly violence to ist proper targets and staying clear of civilian life, limb, and property. Another pressing issue is the fate of women in war in light of mass rapes characteristic of some 'new wars'.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of philosophy, politics, and law; anyone with an interest in the ethics and legality of war

Autoren/Hrsg.

Primoratz, Igor

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Notes on the contributors
Introduction
Part one
1: Igor Primoratz: Civilian immunity in war: its grounds, scope and weight
2: Uwe Steinhoff: Civilians and soldiers
3: Colm McKeogh: Civilian immunity in war: from Augustine to Vattel
4: David Kretzmer: Civilian immunity in war: legal aspects
5: Seumas Miller: Civilian immunity, forcing the choice and collective responsibility
6: C.A.J. (Tony) Coady: Collateral immunity in war and terrorism
Part two
7: Stephen A. Garrett: Air power and non-combatant immunity: the road to Dresden
8: Hugh White: Civilian immunity in the precision-guidance age
9: Paul Gilbert: Civilian immunity in the 'new wars'
10: Véronique Zanetti: Women, war and international law
11: Janna Thompson: War and the protection of property

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Igor Primoratz, University of Melbourne

Contributors:
Igor Primoratz, University of Melbourne
Uwe Steinhoff, St Cross College, Oxford
Colm McKeogh, Waikato University
David Kretzmer, Hebrew University
Seumas Miller, Australian National University
C.A.J. (Tony) Coady, University of Melbourne
Stephen A. Garrett, Montrey Institute of International Studies
Hugh White, Australian National University
Paul Gilbert, University of Hull
Véronique Zanetti, University of Bielefeld
Janna Thompson, La Trobe University