Who of the following considers self-defence, enforcing of rights, seeking reparations for injury and…
In his foundational treatise De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the Law of War and Peace, 1625), Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius identified the justifiable causes of war (jus ad bellum)…
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Who of the following considers self-defence, enforcing of rights, seeking reparations for injury and punishing wrong-doer, as the causes for a just war?
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In his foundational treatise De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the Law of War and Peace, 1625), Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius identified the justifiable causes of war (jus ad bellum) as self-defence against injury, recovery of property or enforcement of rights, seeking reparation for wrongs suffered, and inflicting punishment upon wrongdoers.
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