Just War Traditions

The Just War Tradition An Introduction David D. Corey and J. Daryl CharlesIntercollegiate Studies Institute, 2012ISBN 9781935191100 Hardcover, 280 pp.‎ 6 x 0.73 x 9 inches | 1.23 pounds Politicians, pundits, and scholars have cited the principles of "just war" to defend military actions from Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya. Other politicians, pundits, and scholars have cited just war principles to condemn those same military interventions. How can the same tradition lead to such sharply opposing conclusions? What is the just war tradition, and why is it important today? Authors David D. Corey and J. Daryl Charles answer those questions in this insightful exploration.