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This chapter argues that military action against an aggressive state may be justified as a form of law enforcement rather than self-defence. The establishment of something like a minimal universal state is needed for such a justification to be effective. It is also argued that the justification of any form of military action requires a moral explanation of why the soldiers against whom one fights are appropriate objects of violence.
Keywords: law enforcement; self-defence; Just War Theory; responsibility
Chapter. 11312 words.
Subjects: Social and Political Philosophy
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