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Collective responsibility, armed intervention and the Rwandan genocide
- Source :
- International Journal of Applied Philosophy. Fall, 1998, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p223, 16 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- In this paper I explore the notion of collective moral responsibility as it pertains both to nation-states contemplating humanitarian armed intervention in international social conflicts, and as it pertains to social groups perpetrating human rights violations in such conflicts. I take the Rwandan genocide as illustrative of such conflicts and make use of it accordingly. I offer an individualist account of collective moral responsibility, according to which collective moral responsibility is a species of joint responsibility.
- Subjects :
- Rwanda -- Social aspects
Rwanda -- Ethical aspects
Rwanda -- International aspects
Intervention (International law) -- Ethical aspects
Genocide -- Ethical aspects
Genocide -- International aspects
Social conflict -- International aspects
Social conflict -- Ethical aspects
Philosophy and religion
Social sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0739098X
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- International Journal of Applied Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.94128357