Instructions: Welcome to the last trimester / final of POL 220. Please read these instructions carefully.
Your test consists of one essay question worth 100 points. Partial credit will be given. For the question you will be required to draft an essay. The length of the essay is to be between 1,500 and 2,000-words excluding title, heading, and works cited. This essay is to be typed and submitted via canvas by 1:10 PM on May 12th.
The essay is to be formatted using a formal citation style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) including a works cited page at the end. It is to be treated as a mini-paper.
AI (such as Chat GPT) may be used for research purposes but must be cited and/or quoted correctly. Please note, reliability of AI is inconsistent, it is highly encouraged to find a second source to verify the information. If you use information given by an AI, you are responsible for the authenticity of the source, and you can be penalized if it is inaccurate.
For this essay, please consider the elements of the Just War doctrine.
1. Just Cause: The reason for war must be morally sound, like self-defense against aggression, not conquest or wealth.
2. Right Intention: The goal must be to restore a just peace, not to harm, punish, or seek revenge.
3. Competent Authority: Only a legitimate governing body (like a state) can declare war, not private individuals.
4. Last Resort: All peaceful alternatives, such as negotiation or sanctions, must be exhausted first.
5. Reasonable Chance of Success: The war should not be a futile effort that causes unnecessary death and suffering.
6. Proportionality: The good achieved by the war must outweigh the harm it causes.
7. Discrimination/Distinction: Violence must be directed only at combatants, not civilians or non-military targets.
Question: Please discuss each element of the Just War Doctrine and if you think it is a necessary element in order to adhere to this notion of a Just War, or if you think a Just War could occur without the given thing as an element. Please explain, with appropriate historical and current examples. Please conclude your essay discussing if you think the Just War Doctrine is still a usable approach to morality in war, or if it is based on outdated or incorrect assumptions.
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