01:202:203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cold War, Just War Theory, Noble Eightfold Path
7 Apr 2018
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Chapter 4 war on drugs and just war theory. Just war theory: cold war era, not only for war fare, militarized drug control strategy, referred to as just only if . Two main elements of this theory: justice of war. Jus ad bellum: justice in war, discrimination does not spill into population. Drug problem narrowed to only illegal substances. Drug problem framed as phenomenon necessitating cj intervention: specified by three requirements. All non-belligerent correctives must be either hopeless or too costly. All belligerent correctives must be either hopeless or too costly. Legitimate authority: director of office of national drug control policy established in late 80s coordinate all effective drug control policies. Drug abuse associated with cultural and community breakdowns. Issue with international organizations influence to use drug handling to control political issues. Protect youth and motivate rejection of illegal drugs. Increase safety of citizens by reducing drug-related crimes. Reduce health, welfare and crime costs due to illegal drug use.
