Proportionality and responsibility
Proportionality and responsibility
Author(s): Michael WalzerSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Military history
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: proportionality; responsibility; asymmetric warfare; just war theory;
Summary/Abstract: This article examines two versions of the proportionality constraint in just war theory, one minimalist, prohibiting almost no military acts, and one maximalist, prohibiting pretty much everything. I argue that neither one meets the needs of the theory and that they should be supplemented and modified by an ethic of responsibility.
Journal: Filozofija i društvo
- Issue Year: 31/2020
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 385-392
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English