The authors of this book present the transcultural roots of the ethics of war in an age defined by the increasingly international nature of military intervention. This guide offers up-to-the-minute insight into the pluralistic character of war theory.

Bringing together an international coterie of philosophers and political scientists this guide offers students of miltiary ethics, international law, and social conflict rich, up-to-the-minute insight into the pluralistic character of Just War Theory.

Introduction - Bruno Coppieters, Nick Fotion, and Ruben Apressyan
"Jus ad bellum"
Just Cause - Carl Ceulemans
Legitimate Authority - Legitimate Authority
Right Intentions - Bruno Coppieters and Boris Kashnikov
Likelihood of Success - Nick Fotion and Bruno Coppieters
Proportionality - Nick Fotion
Last Resort - Bruno Coppieters, Ruben Apressyan, and Carl Ceulemans
"Jus in bello" - Guy van Damme
An Historical Overview of the "Jus in bello" Constraints - Guy van Damme
Proportionaltiy - Guy van Damme and Nick Fotion
Discrimination - Anthony Hartle
Cases - Anthony Hartle
The Gulf War, 1990-1991 - Anthony Hartle
The First Russian-Chechen War, 1994-1996 - Boris Kashnikov and Bruno Coppieters
The NATO Intervention in the Kosovo Crisis - Carl Ceulemans
NATO's Intervention in the Kosovo Crisis: Whose Justice? - Boris Kashnikov
After Kosovo: Moral and Legal Constraints on Humanitarian Intervention - Shi Yinhong and Shen Zhixiong
The Military Response of the U.S.-Led Coalitiion to the September 11 Attacks - Carl Ceulemans
Concluding Comments - Nick Fotion and Bruno Coppieters.