War Theories Depending on International Humanitarian Law: Study Based on Just War Theory

Abstract

This research focuses primarily on just war theory and International Humanitarian law. Therefore, this analysis will track the historical progress of the theories into their modern manifestations, and focuses on the Just War Theory primarily in that context. The main purpose of the research is to provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of war theories and just war theory of international humanitarian law. It also studies and analyses the relevance of just war theory as a major war theory in international humanitarian law today, as well as the role of international humanitarian law and the impact of war debt. Just war theory shifted generally from a morally-grounded calculus that subjects rulers’ decisions to make war to limiting questions of justice in war primarily to whether the means used are relative. Research shows that just war theory has had a positive and negative impact on international humanitarian law from historical times to the present. It is clear that human rights, humanitarian law, the prevention of conflict and the realization of one's aspirations through war vary according to the nature of the war. An alternative definition, and a compilation of worldwide wars, is put up for the modern great-power system, which is considered in terms of a Eurocentric focus and the primacy of military security matters.