William V O'Brien

Biographic Data

ID5521967
NAMEWilliam V O'Brien
GIVEN NAMESWilliam V
FAMILY NAMEO'Brien
SIGNATURÉBRIEN W V O
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1956
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1995
H-INDEX1

  • The Rule of Law in Small Wars

    Open AccessWilliam V O’brien, William V O'BrienARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1995References: 1

    Small wars are often mixed civil-international wars characterized by extremes of mutual hatred. Still, the international law of war sets the standards for all armed conflicts. War-decision law regulates recourse to armed force. War-conduct law governs belligerent practice. There are two justifications for recourse to armed force: enforcement action ordered by the U.N. Security Council and individual and collective self-defense. Despite the princi…

  • Asaf Hussain, Political Terrorism and the State in the Middle East (London: (Mansell, 1988). Pp. 212

    Open AccessWilliam V O’brien, William V O'BrienARTICLEInternational Journal Middle East…1992

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  • The Bishops' unfinished business

    William V O’brien, William V O'BrienARTICLEComparative Strategy1985Cited by: 1References: 3

    The Catholic Bishops' Pastoral Letter on nuclear weapons should be praised for its introducing into the debate over nuclear issues the traditional just war standard. However, by deemphasizing the importance of just cause in just war theory and by wrongly separating deterrence and defense, the Bishops fail to satisfy the requirement of rational analysis. A study of the Pastoral Letter finds the Bishops in the position of rejecting any method of li…

  • Humanity in Warfare

    James Turner Johnson, Geoffrey Best et al.ARTICLEJournal of Law and Religion1984

  • From the University: The Peace Debate and American Catholics

    William V O’brien, William V O'BrienARTICLEThe Washington Quarterly1982

  • From the University: American Catholics and the Peace Debate

    Monika K Hellwig, John Langan et al.ARTICLEThe Washington Quarterly1982

    Debate over deterrence and defense among the American Catholic bishops raises profound moral questions of concern to Catholics and non-Catholics alike

  • The New Nations in International Law and Diplomacy. Vol. III of The Yearbook of World Polity

    Clifton E Wilson, William V O’brien et al.ARTICLEThe Western Political Quarterly1965

  • The New Nations in International Law and Diplomacy. The Year-book of World Polity: Volume III

    W Friedmann, William V O’brien et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal Canada s…1965

  • In Memoriam

    Open AccessEric C Kollman, William V O’brien et al.ARTICLEAmerican Political Science Review1960

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  • Professional Conferences

    Open AccessJoseph Lapalombara, William V O’brien et al.ARTICLEAmerican Political Science Review1956

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  • In Memoriam

    Open AccessWilliam V O’brien, William V O'Brien et al.ARTICLEAmerican Political Science Review1956

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