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War Justification

War Justification is an academic construct that belongs to the category of war rhetoric, distinguished by its function of providing moral, legal, or political reasons to legitimate the initiation or continuation of armed conflict.

117

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4.6K

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133

Authors

93

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

13

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Publications

117

Images of savagery in American justifications for war

Robert L. Ivie · Communication Monographs · 1980 · 201 citations

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Just Cause for War

Jeff McMahan · Ethics & International Affairs · 2005 · 198 citations

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Case Study: Just War Doctrine

Nikolaos Tzenios · Open Journal of Political Science · 2023 · 197 citations · Full text

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Privileging Combat? Contemporary Conflict and the Legal Construction of War

Nathaniel Berman · 2004 · 165 citations

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Limiting the Killing in War: Military Necessity and the St. Petersburg Assumption

Janina Dill, Henry Shue · Ethics & International Affairs · 2012 · 119 citations · Full text

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Authors

133

  1. JM
    Jeff McMahan

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    5 publications · 329 citations

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  2. RL
    Robert L. Ivie

    Indiana University, United States

    3 publications · 310 citations

    3

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  3. AS
    Ahmed Sahlane

    King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  4. US
    Uwe Steinhoff

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  5. GB
    Gabriella Blum

    International Humanitarian University, Ukraine

    2 publications · 179 citations

    2

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Institutions

93

  1. Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    67 citations

  2. King Abdulaziz University

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  3. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    131 citations

  4. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    211 citations

  5. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  6. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  7. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    59 citations

  8. Keele University

    Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 9 publications · 383 citations

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  2. Journal of Military Ethics

    JME · 5 publications · 140 citations

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  3. International Review of the Red Cross

    4 publications · 221 citations

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  4. Ethics

    3 publications · 192 citations

    3

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  5. Ethics & International Affairs

    3 publications · 350 citations

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