There are strong moral and legal pressures against harming civilians in times of conflict, yet neither just war theory nor international law is clear about what responsibilities belligerents have to correct harm once it has been inflicted. In this book, Marcus Schulzke argues that military powers have a duty to provide assistance to the civilians they attack during wars, and that this duty is entailed by civilians' right to life. Schulzke develops new just war principles requiring belligerents to provide medical treatment and financial compensation to civilian victims, and then shows how these principles can be implemented in governmental, military, and international practice. He calls for a more individual-focused conception of international law and post-war justice for victims - as opposed to current state- or group-based reconstruction and reparation programs - which will provide a framework for protecting civilian rights.
| ISBN: | 9781107189690 |
| Publication date: | 10th August 2017 |
| Author: | Marcus (University of York) Schulzke |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 250 pages |
| Genres: |
Social and political philosophy Theory of warfare and military science |