The public uses of coercion and force from constitutionalism to war

The public uses of coercion and force from constitutionalism to war

The need to replace force with law is central to a Kantian theory of war. In such a theory the only ground for using force is the prevention of wrongful force. War is barbaric and wrongful. A key theme in Kantian political and legal philosophy is every individual's right to independence, which...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Electronic Resource
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press [2021]
Subjects:
Kant, Immanuel > 1724-1804.
Just war doctrine. > Electronic book.
Constitutional law > Philosophy.
War (International law) > Philosophy.
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