Is war justified?

Is war justified?

Introduction

Human history has seen numerous wars which have been fought to achieve the strategic goals of the states. Most of the wars reflect the intention of territorial expansion, acquiring additional resources of occupied land, settling down the political instability and to create balance or dominancy in terms of power in the region. In fact, conflicts are an integral part of human life. They can occur for any reason, but the level of conflict can differ greatly. A conflict arising between two persons usually affects only those who are closely involved in it and can be easily resolved if efforts are made to do so. However, this is not the case when a conflict arises between two countries. If such a conflict is not settled through peaceful means such as negotiations and allowed to escalate, then it results in a war between the two countries. The consequences of a war resulting from a conflict between two countries are far greater than those of a conflict arising between two persons.

A war is defined as the use of force by both the sides of the conflict in order to achieve their targets, which is most of the time to gain control over a territory or resources. War results from the elevation of a conflict that arises between the two sides. This conflict if not handled properly causes huge destruction and leaves long lasting effects on the people of both the countries. Both the sides use all possible means to cause damage to their opponents. It has happened a number of times that the countries involved in the war practice tactics that are against the code of humanity and the international law. The country doing such things is actually haunted by the attraction of power it would enjoy in case it wins the war, and this attraction drives it to do such inhuman things. This paper argues that war should not be justified as it brings significant negative impacts on the states and individuals.

Discussion

Strong situations are what make the moral content of people, institutions and groups. No doubt, the war is a situation that can be seen as a greatest attack on the maximum rate of cohabitation and passion for power. In this situation, ethics and moral take on great significance in conscience to judge the legitimacy of the violation of the most basic rights: life. It might seem that ethics and morality should go hand in internal and external view of the act of war but the degradation of moral principles is leading to human morality confused with positive norm, legitimacy with legality, and natural law with the interests of those who impose the law of power over society.

One could say that the history of the war is a permanent crisis of morality. The reduced kill not quarantined periodically throughout the centuries would evidence morals or the continued stay of immorality in society. This means, the contents of morality emerge in situations of war that cause states ...