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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A recognised governing authority with the responsibility to decide whether a country should go to war.
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Paper 2
Revise: Just War TheoryRomans 13:4 describes rulers as God’s servants and says that they ‘do not bear the sword for no reason’. This can support the belief that legitimate authorities may use force against wrongdoing.
Name distinct criteria, such as legitimate authority and last resort, rather than giving two versions of the same point.
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