Ethics and War by Steven P. Lee PAPERBACK 9780521727570

Ethics and War\nby Steven P. Lee\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Steven P. Lee\nTitle: Ethics and War\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ethics and moral philosophy\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2011\nISBN-13: 9780521727570\nISBN-10: 052172757X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nWhat are the ethical principles underpinning the idea of a just war and how should they be adapted to changing social and military circumstances? In this book, Steven P. Lee presents the basic principles of just war theory, showing how they evolved historically and how they are applied today in global relations. He examines the role of state sovereignty and individual human rights in the moral foundations of just war theory and discusses a wide range of topics including human.