‘Protecting the non-combatant’: Chivalry, Codes and the Just War Theory
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Over the centuries historians and scholars have documented the devastating effects that war has upon society; yet whilst it is known how destructive warfare can be, wars continue to be waged. There have, however, been attempts to provide rules and regulations to limit the damaging effects of conflict. The Greeks attempted to place restraints on the recourse and conduct of war, whilst the Romans developed a more comprehensive account of the laws of war, suggesting the
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تاریخ انتشار 2014