WW II Torture tactics Some of the World war II torture tactics may have been the cruelest of all time. Stories from prisoners of war are horrifying‚ an example of one by Ian Cobain is‚ The German SS officer was fighting to save himself from the gallows for a terrible war crime and might say anything to escape the noose. But Fritz Knöchlein was not lying in 1946 when he claimed that‚ in captivity in London‚ he had been tortured by British soldiers to force a confession out of him Torturing them in
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Civilians are innocent bystanders in war. Civilians do not change anything during total war‚ soldiers are the only people who can affect war. Civilians have no reason to be targeted during total war. These statements are false. Civilians‚ in fact‚ play a big role for a country at war. Civilians should be targeted in total war conflict. Total war has no limitations on the destruction it brings. Total war is defined as a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used‚ the territory or combatants
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Outline the key concepts of Just War and Pacifism. A01 [21] The Just war theory maintains that war may be justified if fought only in certain circumstances‚ and only if certain restrictions are applied to the way in which war is fought. The theory that was first propounded by St Augustine of Hippo and St Ambrose of Milan ( 4th and 5th centuries AD) attempts to clarify two fundamental questions: ‘when is it right to fight?’ and ‘How should war be fought?’. Whereas Pacifists are people mainly Christians
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Research 4b: The Just War Theory 1. A war can only be just if it is fought with a reasonable chance of success. Deaths and injury incurred in a hopeless cause are not morally justifiable. 2. The violence used in the war must be proportional to the injury suffered. 3. States are prohibited from using force not necessary to attain the limited objective of addressing the injury suffered. 4. The ultimate goal of a just war is to re-establish peace. 5. The peace established after the war must be preferable
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Just war theory Just War theory demands that for war to be justified a state must fulfil each of the following 6 requirements: (1) Just cause‚ (2) Legitimate Authority‚ (3) Right intention‚ (4) Likelihood of Success‚ (5) Proportionality and (6) Last resort. Just war theory was developed by theologians Augustine and Aquinas. This will be further discussed in the essay. In addition to this these 6 requirements can be categorised in 3 parts – Jus ad bellum‚ Jus in bello and Jus post bellum The
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse- Pestilence‚ War‚ Famine‚ and Death- rode together during the 20th century to bring war‚ disease‚ and starvation to the world. It is estimated that around 88 million people perished as a result of the two world wars‚ with over half of the dead of WWII being civilians. The war machine residing over the world was anything but humane. It is interesting then that just a few decades later there is growing debate about how war can be made humane‚ with many proponents of the
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How compatible are Just War and Pacifism? Pacifists are people who oppose to any war and violence‚ they believe that killing and harming people is wrong and therefore all wars must be wrong too. They think war is unjust and that all conflicts should be settled in a peaceful manner. The Just War theory tries to judge whether it is ‘just’ to go to war and how the war should be fought. It tries to reconcile three things; taking a human life is seriously wrong. That states have a duty to defend their
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How to Tell a True War Story" O’Brien was drafted into the army during the Vietnam War. He is telling several stories in different points of views‚ of things that happened to him and his buddies while at war and on how you or someone else might believe or not believe a true war story. He tells about how his friend dies in three different views. How his friend dies and it looks beautiful‚ somewhat how is happened and then the true war story. He also tells little stories within the whole Story
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Civil Liberties‚ Habeas Corpus‚ and the War on Terror POL 201 April 15‚ 2013 Civil Liberties‚ Habeas Corpus‚ and the War on Terror Civil liberties‚ Habeas Corpus‚ and the War on Terror have been the forefront of Congress since 2001 with the terrorist attack against The United States. Although there have been many attacks before‚ none have hit the American people in such a manner to question whether our civil liberties are at stake. As a member of the Armed Forces I swore to support
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Professor Gonzalez April 19‚ 2012 Reaction Paper: Classical Just War Theory and Its Relevance Today Cian O’Driscoll‚ author of the article Re-negotiation the Just War: the Invasion of Iraq and Punitive War‚ explains how the arguments of punitive war‚ or wars of punishment‚ from both Presidents George Bush and Tony Blair relate to the justification of going to war with Iraq in 2003. O’Driscoll‚ after explaining the justification of both presidents then relates
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