“Are We Fighting Yet?” Can Traditional Just War Concepts Cope with Contemporary Conflict and the Changing Character of War?
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عنوان ژورنال: The Monist
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0026-9662,2153-3601
DOI: 10.1093/monist/onv029