UNU Research Brief Number 1, 2007

Popovski, Vesselin and Turner, Nicholas (2007). UNU Research Brief Number 1, 2007. Research Briefs. United Nations University.

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    Author Popovski, Vesselin
    Turner, Nicholas
    Title UNU Research Brief Number 1, 2007
    Series Title Research Briefs
    Publication Date 2007
    Place of Publication Tokyo
    Publisher United Nations University
    Pages 8
    Language eng
    Abstract The increasingly destructive weapons and indistinct nature of modern conflicts are further complicating the moral issues of resort to war, and legitimate methods and targets in the conduct of war. There is a need to re-examine religious teachings regarding when and how to use force, detaching political misinterpretations from the genuine pacifist messages of religions. This research brief explores to what degree the world’s leading religious traditions are in unity or disagreement regarding the justification of the use of force. It argues that the general principles of the ethics of war are cross-cultural, and that despite constant political interpretation of religious teachings, attitudes towards the use of force are more corresponding than contradicting.
    UNBIS Thesaurus PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
    WAR
    WEAPONS DEPLOYMENT
    WEAPONS DESTRUCTION
    LAW OF WAR
    RELIGION
    Copyright Holder United Nations University
    Copyright Year 2007
    Copyright type Creative commons
    ISSN 1816579
    ISBN 9789280835
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