Abstract
This essay critically examines three recent books on just war by noted scholars in different fields of study related to International Relations. Not only are their perspectives different, but each understands the idea of just war somewhat differently, and each draws the meaning of this idea out differently for thinking about international relations. Rengger and Biggar, in distinctive ways, draw on history to develop their thinking, while Fabre offers a philosophical ‘cosmopolitan’ approach centered on the meaning of the ideal of justice. Together these books span the breadth of contemporary discourse on just war and international relations, and while each has its own particular value for reading and reflection, much can be said for reading all three of these distinctive contributions to this ongoing discourse.
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