POSC240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Jus Ad Bellum, Just War Theory, Gunboat Diplomacy
30 Aug 2016
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Just war theory part 1: jud ad bellum and the bush doctrine. International law governing use of force- core of international legal system: jus ad bellum (right to war)= when you can initiate conflict, jus in bello (conduct of war) Theories are old- augustine, plato, old testament, etc. Realists: not interested in theory because it cannot be enforced: intl law does not matter, no world gvt= anarchy. This only matters if states want to do it. Liberalists: value importance of institutions (like laws) in shaping state behaviors: intl law is at it"s core. Constructivists: intl law is a form of intl norms: study how these norms about war chance and are changed by certain identities and interests (freedom, liberty, democratic, human rights) Feminists: laws and morality of war are gendered= they depend on certain assumptions of masculinity(combat) and femininity (non-combatant) to justify war: but this oversimplifies.
