Essays on Bellum

. The early history of the United States from the founding of the Republic after the Constitutional Convention to the Civil War was greatly influenced by the changing face of the so-called party system. The main points which all of the parties in the different eras of Early American history before the Civil War concentrated primarily on what the role and size of the federal government should be and how it should work to deal with the major issues of the day. One of the most significant issues surrounding the early federal government related to its place and stance as ...

Introduction

Terrorism is defined as the use of illegal force against either a person or property for the purpose of intimidating them or a government, civilians or any division of a population for either political or social objectives. Terrorism usually incites war either within a nation or between nations. Nations have designated strategies to counter terrorist activities. There is a war on terrorism. (Cook, 2004)

Discussion

Strategies The United States has come up with its counter-terrorist strategy called “War on Terrorism”. Its plans have been termed as warfare instead of being law enforcement. The War on Terrorism is a real war ...

Just War Theory Just War Theory is the ethical convention devised to ensure that war is started only when it is most necessary and to set the limits to warfare. The theory consists of three essential parts: Jus Ad Bellum (principles of justice of war), Jus In Bello (rules of the right conduct during warfare), and Jus Post Bellum (responsibilities of warring nations after war). According to Jus Ad Bellum, war is just only when (1) it has a just cause, (2) it is the last resort, (3) it is declared by a proper authority, (4) it has the ...

Fifth century Christians at large used to adhere to the ideal of traditional pacifism. Heywood (2003) defined Pacifism as “the principled rejection of war and all forms of violence as fundamentally evil” (p. 267). The pacifists hold a firm belief that no amount of logic or reason can ever justify war because a mutually exclusive relationship exists between justice and war. Back in the day, most Christians subscribe to pacifism not only as regards to how wars are viewed but also as a way of life in general. Accordingly, people were faced with a major dilemma of serving their ...

Slavery, which the South frequently referred to as its “peculiar institution,” had an enormous impact on American history. Even after 1863 and the abolition of slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation, as well as the 1865 passage of the 13th amendment to the Constitution, slavery continued to have lasting effects on the American people for decades to come. The beginnings of African slavery go all the way back to the first British settlements in North America. However, it was the division of former British colonies into slave states in the South and free states in the North that laid the ...

Sarah Roberts-Cady (2010) in her article “Against Retributive Justification of the Death Penalty,” argues that retributive justice does not justify capital punishment. The retributive theories give partial answers to issues of the death penalty and, therefore, cannot morally legitimize it. She argues that punishment that is equal to the crime committed is difficult to achieve. The reward for wrongdoing may never be near the level of the crime if one does not want to break the principles of morality. She claims that it is not fair for one to claim that sentencing a murderer to death by a lethal injection since ...

The hundredth anniversary of the Great War seems to have reopened discussions about this conflict in recent times. Preparations for the commemorations next august have stirred up debates over the validity of claims about Britain´s participation in the First World War. British secretary of education Michael Gove, says that some TV shows have spread myths about England´s role in the Great War, have belittled its participation, and have even attempted to clear Germany of blame . He goes on to say that some left-wing historians, such as Cambridge professor Richard Evans, are attacking the memory of British soldiers ...

The Just War Theory is a doctrine developed by Christians to determine whether the war is just. A number of criteria are used to determine whether the war is morally justifiable. The war is considered just if it satisfies a series of criteria. The Just War Theory has two parts which include: Jus ad bellum (conditions where war is justifiable) and Jus in Bello (conducting war in an ethical way). Jus ad bellum concerns whether it is moral to go to war while Jus in Bello concerns moral conduct expected in war (Jean, 2004). There is need to add a third part: ...

Habeas Corpus and the war on Terror

The main reason why this essay has been written is to find out what habeas corpus means and its application in the war on terror especially at Guantanamo Bay and its detention camps. This writ, though not normally applied in federal courts, has been consequently used several times since the declaration of war on terror in 2001. This essay first examines the meaning of habeas corpus, provides the history of the writ in the United States and its use in the unlawful detentions. Second, this essay goes through the cases of Guantanamo Bay and sets to find out whether ...

INTRODUCTION

War is one of the ugliest and damaging of all human behaviors. Many atrocities are committed against enemies in times of war. However, while most people do not encourage war, they may endorse it under certain circumstances. Many see warfare as an inevitability in a diverse world; a necessary evil. People of all genders, races, ages and religions have participated in warfare throughout the ages. Christianity has been involved in its share of warfare since its earliest origins 2000 years ago (Charles, 1-2). Of course, there are many Christian denominations, and they sometimes do not see eye-to-eye is where “good” Christians ...

Question 1

A community is composed of a set of individuals. In order for it to develop, each individual should be socially conscious and responsible towards the society, as it is a core of their existence. Social responsibility according to Vanasupa is about refining the quality of relations with key stakeholders. Vanasupa further states that individuals have societal obligations to fulfill and in that way harm or help themselves or others. Engaging in acts that may impair oneself or others should actually not be classified as a social responsibility. It is more of being irresponsible and may bring retrogression to the contemporary society. ...

Margaret Mitchell’s sweeping epic about the Civil War has been called many things since its publication. Admirers have classified Gone With the Wind as an elegy for a lost and noble civilization, others as nothing more than cheap melodrama. Ultimately, it stands as a remarkable literary achievement in American myth-making, an idealized saga about a way of life that relied on the enslavement and exploitation of human beings. As a Southern writer, Mitchell can hardly be classified among the likes of William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor. Rather, Gone With the Wind exists in its own territory, partly by virtue of its ...

Introduction

The just theory of war has its roots in the ethics of war embraced by ancient Roman Empire and the catholic gurus of theology. Arguably the earliest proponents of the catholic faith, Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas endeavored to explain why and how war was religiously justifiable. The two gurus of theology argued that a man could serve God and his nation at the same time through being a strong Christian and going to war, in defense of his country (Elshtain 78). According to St. Augustine war was a morally justifiable tool that God had given to the rulers to guard and ...

Arguably, war and philosophy tend to always appear a little common. As a matter of fact, scholars assert that philosophy is a field that defines and establishes the rationality and justice for being part of a war and that it attempts to set norms and rules on how wars in most cases must be conducted. One of the philosophical theories that try to justify the essence of going to war is the Just War Theory. Certainly, the scheme of a Just War is to define and establish ethical and moral foundation for human destructive events and activities. In addition, just war principles tend to ...