Ethical issues/problems in the US military as an institution:Monday: Women in the Military. Read and then research a case study (3 cited articles of authority) on US Army Private Lavena Johnson. Tuesday: Treatment of Recruits (from false promises to Basic Training issues). Here Thursday: Jag vs Civilian court jurisdiction, crime, and punishment. Issues facing the military today. Friday: Where do we go from here? Having read the Geneva Convention "rules" and definitions of war crimes.... and having completed your research into a case of genocide....let's look at other types of war crimes. Got to this Wikipedia article which reviews crimes committed in wartime since the Geneva Convention instituted the international rules. Keep in mind that war crimes are not usually a single instance but usually an institutionalized and/or systematic practice that violates the Geneva conventions (single instances are prosecuted under JAG/military courts). Find an instance for each type of war crime listed here (this is not a comprehensive list!):
We will look at modern military ethics regarding international warfare (when nations fight other nations) and UN interventions. We will not examine civil warfare at this time. We will first look at the idealized rules, as written, and later at how they are enacted during actual war time. Finally, we will look at war crimes and unjust use of military force, secret operations, etc. Monday: "Laws of War" There are rules of engagement in war (the Geneva Convention is the best known set of rules) that apply to the battlefield, treatment of prisoners of war, treatment of civilians, treatment of non combatants attached to military units, surrender, etc. Tuesday: "Just War Theory" When is it acceptable to go to war? To give up on diplomatic solutions? When can we interfere in the internal affairs of another nation? Involve ourselves in an existing war between two other nations? Thursday: Continue to look at "Just" War. Friday: Applying Just War Theory and the Rules of Warfare to a modern war in one of the following areas: War in 21st Century 21st Century Conflicts
Monday: Holiday (MLK) Tuesday on: we'll look at issues within the military as an institution. War Crimes, Torture, Unjust Military actions Genocide: Choose ONE from the list of "The Worst Genocides of the 20th & 21st Centuries (yes, there are MORE than are listed!) and write down
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PurposeIn the Fall, we focus on the foundations of Philosophy and Logic, culminating with a project where you express your own Personal Ethical Code. In the Spring, we study ethical systems of thought and analyze their logic, ending with the development of your own nation, founded and run according to your ethical code. Remind NoticesSign up to get notices https://www.remind.com/join/7cf69 Google ClassroomFor electronic/paperless hand in of HW. Students can join the class with this code: brtzp0p
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May 2015
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