The+Just+War+Principals+and+Modern+Conflict


 * // Directions: //**// The fundamental principles of a just war are listed below. Each concept is followed by a question. Prepare a report to present to the class, answering the question about the principle you are assigned. Be sure to cite specific facts and/or analyses. //


 * ** Principle 1 ** : A just war must be a last resort; all peaceful options must be exhausted before the use of force can be justified.
 * **Question**: How would this principle apply in the cases of World War I and World War II?


 * ** Principle 2: ** A war is just only if waged by a legitimate authority.
 * **Question:** How would this principle apply in the cases of the United States’ role in Vietnam and Argentina’s role in the Falklands War?


 * ** Principle 3: ** A just war must be fought only as self-defense against armed attack or to redress a wrong.
 * **Question:** How would this principle apply in the cases of the Korean War and the 1956 British, French, and Israeli incursion into Sinai?


 * ** Principle 4: ** There must be a reasonable chance of success; deaths and injury that result from a hopeless cause cannot be morally justified.
 * **Question:** How would this principle apply in the cases of the United States and its allies in the Gulf War against Iraq and Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II?


 * ** Principle 5: ** The consequences of the war must be better or preferable than the situation that would exist had the war not taken place.
 * **Question:** How would this principle apply in the cases of the Spanish American War and Egypt’s war against Israel, launched in 1973?


 * ** Principle 6: ** The violence and destruction must be proportional to the injury suffered.
 * **Question:** How would this principle apply in the cases of the war between Iran and Iraq (1979-88) and the NATO bombing against Serb forces and targets in Kosovo and Serbia (1999)?


 * ** Principle 7: ** Civilians must not be targets of the fighting and great care must be taken to avoid civilian casualties.
 * **Question:** How would this principle apply in the cases of the allies against Germany and Japan during World War II and the United States in Afghanistan fighting the war on terrorism?