Innocent Civilians: The Morality of Killing in War

McKeogh, C.

Why is it that soldiers may be killed in war but civilians may not be killed? By tracing the evolution of the principle of non-combatant immunity in Western thought from its medieval religious origins to its modern legal status, Colm McKeogh attempts to answer this question. In doing so he highlights the unsuccessful attempts to reconcile warfare with our civilization's most fundamental principles of justice.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2002-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349429653

DOI: 10.1057/9781403907462

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 200