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PSC 371: World Politics and Terrorism
Outline by Adam Farquhar, April 2005

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Arend, Anthony Clark. 1998. "Terrorism and Just War Doctrine." Terrorism and Counter Terrorism. 7(3): 345-354.

I. Part I: Ius ad Bellum and Terrorism

1. What factors make a war just as compared to the classic authors, such as Aristotle and Plato?

1. War must be initiated by a competent authority figure.
2. The war must have a just cause with some sustenance to the cause and be able to be compared to other situations.
3. The state must have the right intention, ever thought this can be complicated.
4. War should be the last resort of a nation that has exhausted all of its diplomatic options.
5. There should be a goal probability or success.
6. The cost of the war should not out way the good that has come of it.

1. War must also follow the criteria for Ius in Bello.

1. Proportionality means that the mean of the war must be equal to the ends.
2. A state should not attack non-enemy components such as women and children.

1. The principles of Ius and Bellum

1. There must be competent authority.
2. There has to be a just cause.
3. There has to be a right intention.
4. It has to be a last resort.
5. There should be a good probability for success.
2. The principles of Ius in Bello

1. One shouldn’t use the ‘eye for eye’ justice when dealing with terrorism.
2. Discrimination is very difficult when you can’t tell the terrorists from the civilians.