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CAN WAR BE SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING ITS AIMS?
FACTSHEET
2
Justifications
and conditions for war
These were put forward by General Sir Hugh Beach CBE, KCB, MC in his Lecture to
the “Preparing for Peace” Project on July 14th, 2001.
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General Beach saw action in the Second World War in France and the East
Indies. After the war he rose to be Commander of the 12th
Infantry Brigade, Commandant of the Ministry of Defence Staff College,
then Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Land Forces in the UK, Master-General
of the Ordinance and Chief Royal Engineer.
Since
retiring from the army he has been a member of the Churches Together in
Britain and Ireland Peace Forum, a member of the Council for Christian
Approaches to Defence and Disarmament, a leading figure in the campaign
against land-mines and a speaker and writer on peace and disarmament
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Justifications for war:
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Self-defence
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Deterrence
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Humanitarian intervention
Under 3, Humanitarian intervention as a justification for military
action, Beach laid out seven conditions for justifiable military action on
humanitarian grounds:
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Just Cause –to correct a serious aggression or breach of human
rights of large numbers of people
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Legitimate authority –Only a recognised international authority may
go to war
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Right intention -carrying out the aim of the war, not going any
further.
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Probability of success -there is no point in waging a futile war
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Last resort -force can be used only after all peaceful alternatives
have been tried and have failed
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Proportionality -the overall destruction resulting from the
military action must be outweighed by the good achieved
7. Care for civilian lives
-Civilians must not be the object of direct attack and every care must be taken
not to
harm civilians.
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