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The myth of national self-defence
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The right of national self-defence—though deeply entrenched and of long-standing—is a myth, unsupported by coherent moral reasoning. Were states to possess the extraordinary defensive rights attributed by just war theory and the laws of armed conflict, it would have to be the case that states or proto-state groups possess an unusual form of moral value not shared by other social groups. Through an extended discussion of a corporate takeover example, the chapter shows this not to be the case. ...
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199682836.003.0004
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- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Host title:
- The Morality of Defensive War
- Pages:
- 69-89
- Publication date:
- 2014-01-01
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- ISBN:
- 9780199682836
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- English
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- PHILOSOPHY:12
- Deposit date:
- 2013-10-29
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- Copyright holder:
- Rodin, D
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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