The Norms of Jus Ad Bellum and Jus In Bello in Judaism and Their Potential of Being Included into the Security Policy of Israel Cover Image

Yahudilikte Jus Ad Bellum ve Jus In Bello Normları ve İsrail'in Güvenlik Politikasına Dahil Olma Potansiyeli
The Norms of Jus Ad Bellum and Jus In Bello in Judaism and Their Potential of Being Included into the Security Policy of Israel

Author(s): Zafer Balpinar
Subject(s): Economy, International Law, Theology and Religion, Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Security and defense
Published by: Kafkas Üniversitesi Sağlık, Kültür ve Spor Daire Başkanlığı Dijital Baskı Merkezi
Keywords: Israel; Jus ad Bellum; Jus in Bello;

Summary/Abstract: This study aims at determining the projection of the norms of Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello, which cover principles of war in the context of international law, in the Old Testament. Thus, on the one hand, it is tried to specify the understanding regarding war in Judaism, and on the other hand, to foresee the applicability capacity and limits of this understanding in Israel’s security policy. Because the declaration of the State of Israel as Jewish state constructs a strong ground for politicians who want to convert the religious commandments into security policy and for public sectors who require security policies to be in line with these commandments, the infrastructure formed by the religious tenets for the legitimacy of war and the way of its execution comes into prominence. The goal of this study is not to explain Israeli security policy through this spiritual basis, but to constitute an analysis parameter that can be utilized along with other expositive parameters by drawing attention to the conceptual framework manifested by the Old Testament.

  • Issue Year: 7/2016
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 727-748
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Turkish