Lake Davidson
University of Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law, Graduate Student
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..................................................................................................ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................iii DEDICATION.................................................................................................iv Introduction.....................................................................................................1 Chapter 1: Western Theories on the Ethics of War ......................................................4 The Realist Approach ................................................................................4 Pacifism..............................................................................................10 Just War Theory .....................................................................................13 Jus Ad Bellum...............................................................................15 Jus In Bello.................................................................................20 Conclusion...........................................................................................22 Chapter 2: Just War in Confucian and Mohist Thought ................................................24 Ren Xing and Legitimate Authority ...............................................................26 Mengzi.......................................................................................30 Xunzi.........................................................................................34 Synthesis....................................................................................40 Jian Ai and War .....................................................................................43 Ideal Jian Ai and Pacifism................................................................47 Jian Ai and Just Cause .....................................................................49 Chapter 3: Applications ....................................................................................55 Pacifism and Realism...............................................................................55 Iraq 2003.............................................................................................57 Bangladesh 1971 ....................................................................................65 Conclusion....................................................................................................68 Bibliography..................................................................................................70
