AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062
Paper 2
The principle that the expected good must outweigh the harm caused, and that force must not exceed what is necessary.
Revise: Just War TheoryProportionality also limits military action. No more force should be used than is necessary, and the harm caused by an attack must not be excessive compared with its military purpose. For example, defending a country against invasion does not give its forces permission to attack civilians to frighten the enemy into surrender.
- Revise: Nuclear Weapons
The principle that the force used in war must not be excessive in relation to the legitimate aim.
- Revise: Weapons of Mass Destruction