Jus In Bello Essay

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DISTINCTION AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JUS AD BELLUM AND JUS IN BELLO

OVERVIEW:
Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello are the two fundamental parts of a “just war theory”. It is a very ancient theory, no government in any high or low civilization or culture will send their soldiers to kill or be killed without providing any justification for what they are planning on doing. Like any theory there is a pre, present and post breakdown and analysis as to what the theory is about and to get a better understanding of it. Just war theory mainly consists of three elements, which are:
1. Jus ad Bellum
2. Jus in Bello
3. Jus post Bellum

DEFINITIONS:

JUS AD BELLUM:

Jus ad Bellum is the pre-part of the just war theory which means that having a just reason …show more content…

Both have a very important relationship, military interventions that take place to protect citizens raise an argument of whether and how the jus ad bellum influence the jus in bello and what is the relationship between the two? It has been implied that the belief of military advantage which belongs to jus in bello is contingent upon the legal physical foundation for the military interference, which belongs to jus ad bellum. The idea of military advantage is a very important notion under jus in bello, it has two main roles, first to conclude the authentic and legal targets and second to have fairness in evaluating the proportionality of the destructions of the civilians or the citizens that is caused by a war. It is important for both factors to be present for the attack to be lawful under international humanitarian law or jus in bellow that administers the way in which the war is conducted whether it is just or not. Being in proportion is one of the essential concepts of jus in bello that whether the indirect damage caused by a warfare attack is to the civilians is disproportionate or

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