Proportionality and responsibility

Abstract

This article examines two versions of the proportionality constraint in just war theory, one minimalist, prohibiting almost no military acts, and one maximalist, prohibiting pretty much everything. I argue that neither one meets the needs of the theory and that they should be supplemented and modified by an ethic of responsibility.

Ovaj članak ispituje dve verzije ograničenja proporcionalnosti u teoriji pravednog rata, jednu minimalističku, koja ne zabranjuje gotovo nijedna vojna dejstva, i jednu maksimalističku, koja zabranjuje gotovo sve. Tvrdim da nijedna ne zadovoljava potrebe teorije i da bi ih trebalo dopuniti i modifikovati etikom odgovornosti.