There has never been an international treaty to regulate war s final phase, and there are sharp disagreements regarding the nature of a just peace treaty. The stockholm centre for the ethics of war and peace. The purpose of the doctrine is to ensure war is morally justifiable through a. Sadly, there are few restraints on the endings of wars. The morality of war second edition broadview press. He has degrees in history and philosophy, with a ph.
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Orend is the author of four books including two widelyused textbooks on the topics of war and human rights. In 1977, michael walzer published the first edition of just and unjust wars. And his introduction to international studies is used as a textbook around the world. Jun 16, 2006 brian orend s the morality of war promises to become the single most comprehensive and important book on just war for this generation. Brian orend s the morality of war is an impressive compendium of every important issue in just war theory. Orend s works focus on just war theory and human rights. Oct 30, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of brian orend books online. Aquinas views on war drew heavily on the decretum gratiani, a book the. A dialogue rowman and littlefield publishers, 2008. Brian orend is the director of international studies and a professor of philosophy at the university of waterloo in waterloo, ontario.
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