TY  - BOOK
AU  - ECKERT Amy E
TI  - The Changing Nature of Legitimate Authority in the Just War Tradition
PY  - 2020///
KW  - WAR TRADITION
KW  - LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY
KW  - WAR
N2  - This article begins by looking at the development of the legitimate authority principle in orthodox or traditional just war thinking. The development of this principle from the Middle Ages to the present day. Notably, legitimate authority has been allocated differently over time, depending on the prevailing institutional framework at various points in time,  The two key developments identified the rise of non-state actors and the body of revisionist just war work. The historical development of the legitimate authority principle tells about why authority matters in considering the justness of war
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/15027570.2020.1793479
ER  -