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Legitimate authority
No private wars
Recognized government
Must it be democratic?
Constitutional procedure
Legitimate authority
No private wars
Recognized government
Must it be democratic?
Constitutional procedure
Other authorities?
Legitimate authority
No private wars
Recognized government
Must it be democratic?
Constitutional procedure
Other authorities?
Revolutionary groups
Legitimate authority
No private wars
Recognized government
Must it be democratic?
Constitutional procedure
Other authorities?
Revolutionary groups
Resistance movements
Legitimate authority
No private wars
Recognized government
Must it be democratic?
Constitutional procedure
Other authorities?
Revolutionary groups
Resistance movements
Must have support of the people they claim to represent
Legitimate authority
No private wars
Recognized government
Must it be democratic?
Constitutional procedure
Other authorities?
Revolutionary groups
Resistance movements
Must have support of the people they claim to represent
U.N. Security Council
Right Intentions
Just cause must be the real intention
Problems
How to determine "real" intention
Governments consisting of many people may not have one intention
Right Intentions
Just cause must be the real intention
Problems
How to determine "real" intention
Governments consisting of many people may not have one intention
Law can distinguish crimes based on intention
Proportionality
Good must outweigh harm
Everyone's well-being counts equally
Two interpretations
Good that war brings vs. harm it causes
Proportionality
Good must outweigh harm
Everyone's well-being counts equally
Two interpretations
Good that war brings vs. harm it causes
Overall well-being at end of war vs. if war had not been fought