Why is the Just War tradition relevant to today’s society? Just War theory is a philosophy that aims to demonstrate that wars are not completely unregulated and savage violence but warring parties are still subject to some limitations. Moreover, the tradition usually aims to reconcile three main things which are: taking another human’s life is morally wrong, states have a duty to defend their citizens/defend justice and protecting innocent human life and defending important moral values sometimes requires willingness to use force and usually violence. Just War tradition can be composed of two parts, these two parts are Jus ad Bellum - When it is legitimate to wage a war and Jus in Bello- the conduct states in a war. While in some cases Jus Post Bellum can be included which is when there is conduct after the end of a conflict is included. Throughout this essay I will be looking at Just War tradition and assessing how it is relevant to today’s society and come to a conclusion whether it is or isn’t. I will do this by finding information through journals, websites, books etc. whilst using harvard referencing. …show more content…
Later it acquired a philosophical foundation and subsequently found partial expression in both customary and positive international law (Johnson,1976). In hindsight, just war theory can be wide-ranging and varied it can also be defined by certain premises that mark its limits. The belief many have that wars can be justified sets it apart from pacifism, while the belief that going to war and the methods of waging war can be subject to moral scrutiny pushes it away from realism, which would consider war outside of moral judgement (coverdale,