Traditional and revision theories of just war
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2023_3_6
Abstract
The article examines some key issues of academic debates within the framework of the doctrine of just war – the source of international humanitarian and military law. Attention is paid to the main directions of political-philosophical military-ethical thought: traditionalist and revisionist. The conclusion is given about the low applied potential of the revision approach and the dubious prospects of its impact on international relations.
About the Author
T. Epifanova
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
EPIFANOVA Tatyana V. – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations
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Epifanova T. Traditional and revision theories of just war. Обозреватель–Observer. 2023;(3):6-13. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2023_3_6
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