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In Defence of Mercenarism
In: British journal of political science, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 539-559
ISSN: 1469-2112
The recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been characterized by the deployment of large private military forces, under contract with the US administration. The use of so-called private military corporations (PMCs) and, more generally, of mercenaries, has long attracted criticisms. This article argues that under certain conditions (drawn from the Just War tradition), there is nothing inherently objectionable about mercenarism. It begins by exposing a weakness in the most obvious justification for mercenarism, to wit, the justification from freedom of occupational choice. It then deploys a less obvious, but stronger, argument – one that appeals to the importance of enabling just defensive killings. Finally, it rebuts five moral objections to mercenarism.
In defence of mercenarism
In: British journal of political science, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 539-559
ISSN: 0007-1234
The recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been characterized by the deployment of large private military forces, under contract with the US administration. The use of so-called private military corporations (PMCs) and, more generally, of mercenaries, has long attracted criticisms. This article argues that under certain conditions (drawn from the Just War tradition), there is nothing inherently objectionable about mercenarism. It begins by exposing a weakness in the most obvious justification for mercenarism, to wit, the justification from freedom of occupational choice. It then deploys a less obvious, but stronger, argument - one that appeals to the importance of enabling just defensive killings. Finally, it rebuts five moral objections to mercenarism. (British Journal of Political Science/ FUB 2010)
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Mandatory Rescue Killings
In: The journal of political philosophy, Band 15, Heft 4, S. 363-384
ISSN: 0963-8016
Social Rights in European Constitutions
In: Social Rights in Europe, S. 15-28
Justice and the Coercive Taking of Cadaveric Organs
In: British journal of political science, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 69-86
ISSN: 0007-1234