On the Morality of Killing Human Shields
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 21497327 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Michael Huemer (0000-0002-2346-3468, Philosophy Department University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO USA, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2026 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 339-354 |
| Data de publicação | 2026-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of Applied Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0264-3758 • E-ISSN: 1468-5930 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/japp.70062 |
| OpenAlex | W4416439988 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 13 |
I argue that when an enemy deploys human shields in war, it is permissible to discount the shields' presence to some degree in planning the sort of military options the human shields were meant to deter. I reject two proposed rationales for this – the argument that only the user of human shields will be responsible for their deaths and the argument that the initial victim of a rights‐violation must bear the costs rather than transferring them to another innocent person. I propose a third, rule‐utilitarian rationale, which argues that the rule allowing for human shields to be discounted discourages their use and avoids giving a large tactical advantage to those who violate international law
Adversary · Morality · Shields · sort · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
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| Altamente citado | Não |