Licence to kill? The question of just vs. unjust combatants

Journal of Military Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-160

  Bomann Larsen, Lene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Belligerent equality; Blame; Combatants; Excuse; Innocence; International law; Just war; Justification; Presumption against war; Protection; Threats

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888879026     PISSN: 15027570     EISSN: 15027589     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15027570410006093     Document Type: Article

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