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Collective responsibility, armed intervention and the Rwandan genocide

Authors :
Miller, Seumas
Source :
International Journal of Applied Philosophy. Fall, 1998, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p223, 16 p.
Publication Year :
1998

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.

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