The Just War Theory

Regardless of it being a workplace, school or other facilities, most place have rules in set. To each rule, there is a reason behind it that we all may not know. Often when two countries go to war, there is a lack of reasoning behind it. If we just send them off to argue for no reason, there is no point of the war itself. For centuries now, theologians and military researchers, have been studying a theory referred to as “Just War Theory.” The Just War theory itself, gives justification for the reason over war, as well it sets rules and criteria that the war should follow to be considered Just War. Behind the theory is two parts being theoretical and historical. The theoretical aspect refers to the ethical reasoning behind going to war while …show more content…
Whether they decide to be just or not is completely their choice. If so, there is no real point to setting these just rules. One example of that is terrorism. If there are people who are willing to take their own life in terrorism to also have others dead, there will be nothing justly about it. They have their own rights and they know regardless they will be dead, so it causes them to not see a point to being just. If one of the criteria in Just War Theory includes not using killable force without being threatened, a terrorist is still not going to be affected since he will most likely die regardless. They are not going to take notice to any rules or criteria, so Just War Theory would not apply to a large section of …show more content…
When the idea was constructed, the huge advancement in technology that the past few decades have offered, were not considered so when the change came, many could not consider the different of justly and unjustly. If Just War Theory says that violence is permitted, the idea of violence has seen a large change recently and could be much more severe than it once was. While the theory has many problems connected to it, there are some strengths that come with the theory. While Just War Theory supports being justly in wartime acts, it especially defends those who can not defend for themselves. It does not allow war simply for one nation to prevail, however it allows each country to have a valid reason to war and goes on from there. Overall, this theory is very flexible which allows for some changes. It can completely change the outcome of the war as it sets the conditions of violence in the war. Without it, many countries could become disasters, yet the theory itself is still