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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / d. Non-combatants

[treatment of civilians and prisoners]

7 ideas
Sacking a city is lawful if it motivates the attacking troops [Vitoria]
The only right victors have over captives is the protection of the former [Montesquieu]
The soldier-civilian distinction should be abolished; every citizen is committed to a war [Weil]
Soldiers will only protect civilians if they feel safe from them [Walzer]
What matters in war is unacceptable targets, not unacceptable weapons [Walzer]
If the oppressor is cruel, nonviolence is either surrender, or a mere gesture [Walzer]
Innocence implies not being morally responsible, rather than merely being guiltless [McMahan]