You will notice that since the Iraq War, it has been common place to insert the word “illegal” as an adjective to describe any war that is opposed. As it happens, I am waiting for a court ruling to determine that war to have been unlawful (which is probably the better term as “illegal”… Continue reading Just calling something illegal does not make it illegal
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The ethics of war – USA/Israel v Iran a case study
Martyn Whittock has written for Evangelicals Now engaging with the question of whether the Iran-USA war is a just war. As he explains: “Christian Just War theory represents one of the most influential ethical traditions for evaluating the moral legitimacy of warfare. Developed within Christian theology but later influencing secular international ethics and law, the… Continue reading The ethics of war – USA/Israel v Iran a case study
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