The Principle of Non-Combatant Immunity – Interpretations, Challenges, Suggestions

• Authors: Lukáš Švaňa
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with one of the most problematic principles of just war theory. It looks at the usage of the terms civilian, innocent and non-combatant and suggests how they can be interpreted. The principle of non-combatant immunity remains a real challenge for just war theory in the 21st century as it is designed to protect a specific group of people in times of war. The article considers the problematic issue of targeting non-combatants in war times as well as suggesting how we might better comprehend the problem.

Keywords

EN

just war theory; non-combatant immunity; civilians; war; terrorism

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Human Affairs
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 421-429

Dates

published

2015-10-01

online

2015-10-06

Contributors

author

Lukáš Švaňa

• Institute of Ethics and Bioethics, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov, 17. Novembra 1, 08078 Prešov, Slovakia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/humaff-2015-0034