Introduction -- Traditional pacifism -- The idea of contingent pacifism -- Proportionality, immunity, and human rights -- Necessity and the rights of soldiers -- Innocence and complicity -- The United Nations Charter and outlawing war -- Human rights law and the right to life during war -- International law and post-war justice -- Conscience, integrity and morality -- Public conscience and civil disobedience -- Selective conscientious refusal -- Final thoughts and conclusions.
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The first major philosophical treatment of contingent pacifism, offering an account of pacifism from the just war tradition.