Killing naked soldiers: distinguishing between combatants and noncombatants.

From: Ethics & International Affairs | Date: December 1, 2005| Author: May, Larry | Copyright information

In 1625 Hugo Grotius argued, "War must be carried on with not less scrupulousness than judicial processes are wont to be." (1) Grotius's views form the basis for both modern just war theory and contemporary international legal theory. In this essay I will discuss one principle that has been a cornerstone of both of these theories, the principle of discrimination of distinction--namely, that war tactics must not be employed that fail to distinguish the group of combatants from that ...

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