This book articulates a cosmopolitan theory of the principles which ought to regulate
belligerents' conduct in the aftermath of war. Throughout, it relies on the fundamental …

This book provides an analysis of the two concepts of power and crime and posits that
criminologists can learn more about these concepts by incorporating ideas from disciplines …

In Philosophy and International Law, David Lefkowitz examines core questions of legal and
political philosophy through critical reflection on contemporary international law. Is …

Recent discussions in Just War Theory have been framed by a polarising debate between
“traditionalist” and “revisionist” approaches. This debate has largely overlooked the …

Modern analytical just war theory starts with Michael Walzer's defense of key tenets of the
laws of war in his Just and Unjust Wars. Walzer advocates noncombatant immunity …

This book offers a renewed defense of traditional just war theory and considers its
application to certain contemporary cases, particularly in the Middle East. The first part of the …

Why does it matter that those who fight wars be authorized by the communities on whose
behalf they claim to fight? I argue that lacking authorization generates a moral cost, which …

The laws of war are under mounting pressure and yet recent developments in the ethics of
war have encouraged a growing disjunction between ethics and the law. Is this a problem …

According to Thomas Pogge, rich people do not simply violate a positive duty of assistance
to help the global poor; rather, they violate a negative duty not to harm them. They do so by …

Moral agential neuroenhancement (MANE) can transform us into better people. However,
critics of MB raise four central objections to MANEs use:(1) It destroys moral freedom;(2) it …