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'''Just war theory''' was first proposed by [[Augustine of Hippo]]. and forms the base for the [[Laws of Land Warfare]], [[Hague Conventions]] and the [[Geneva Conventions]], war crimes courts such as the [[International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg)]] and the [[International Criminal Court]], and the ethics involved in complex situations such as [[deterrence | nuclear deterrence]], [[terrorism]], and [[counterterrorism]].  
'''Just war theory''' was first proposed by [[Augustine of Hippo]], and forms the base for the [[Laws of Land Warfare]], [[Hague Conventions]] and the [[Geneva Conventions]], war crimes courts such as the [[International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg)]] and the [[International Criminal Court]], and the ethics involved in complex situations such as [[deterrence | nuclear deterrence]], [[terrorism]], and [[counterterrorism]].  


It has three fundamental components:
It has three fundamental components:

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Just war theory was first proposed by Augustine of Hippo, and forms the base for the Laws of Land Warfare, Hague Conventions and the Geneva Conventions, war crimes courts such as the International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg) and the International Criminal Court, and the ethics involved in complex situations such as nuclear deterrence, terrorism, and counterterrorism.

It has three fundamental components:

Despite the Latin, the former two terms were articulated in the 20th century. [1]

References

  1. Robert Kolb (31 October 1997), "Origin of the twin terms jus ad bellum/jus in bello", International Review of the Red Cross