Christian Perspective on War and Just War

The principles of use in m justice in war come into focus, mainly dealing with the appropriate treatment of the enemy. The most essential features of use in bellum are the immunity of non combatants and proportional tactics. When war is coming to an end, the terms of peace should balance correcting the wrongs that led to the war with respecting the human rights of the defeated group in general. These principles were largely influenced by christianity, but most of them have become relatively universal by inclusion in the hague conventions,. It's a reasonable application of christian values to the necessities of a dangerous world. Islam calls for the violent subjugation of the entire world, calls for fighting unbelievers simply

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