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Question No 24.The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.Just war theory deals with the justification of how and why wars are fought. The justification can be either theoretical or historical. The theoretical aspect is concerned with ethically justifying war and the forms that warfare may or may not take. The historical aspect, or the “just war tradition,” deals with the historical body of rules or agreements that have been applied in various wars across the ages. For instance, international agreements such as the Geneva and Hague Conventions are historical rules aimed at limiting certain kinds of warfare which lawyers may refer to in prosecuting transgressors, but it is the role of ethics to examine these institutional agreements for their philosophical coherence as well as to inquire into whether aspects of the conventions ought to be changed. The just war tradition may also consider the thoughts of various philosophers and lawyers through the ages and examine both their philosophical visions of war’s ethical limits (or absence of) and whether their thoughts have contributed to the body of conventions that have evolved to guide war and warfare.1)  Just war theory includes forms of warfare and historical rules, assessing international agreements like the Geneva and Hague Conventions.2)  Just war theory involves ethical and historical perspectives on warfare, examining and revising international agreements on warfare.3)  Just war theory covers ethical justifications and historical traditions, including the role of philosophers and international agreements.4)  Just war theory addresses the ethical justification of war and examines historical agreements by philosophers and lawyers.

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Question No 24.The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.Just war theory deals with the justification of how and why wars are fought. The justification can be either theoretical or historical. The theoretical aspect is concerned with ethically justifying war and the forms that warfare may or may not take. The historical aspect, or the “just war tradition,” deals with the historical body of rules or agreements that have been applied in various wars across the ages. For instance, international agreements such as the Geneva and Hague Conventions are historical rules aimed at limiting certain kinds of warfare which lawyers may refer to in prosecuting transgressors, but it is the role of ethics to examine these institutional agreements for their philosophical coherence as well as to inquire into whether aspects of the conventions ought to be changed. The just war tradition may also consider the thoughts of various philosophers and lawyers through the ages and examine both their philosophical visions of war’s ethical limits (or absence of) and whether their thoughts have contributed to the body of conventions that have evolved to guide war and warfare.1)  Just war theory includes forms of warfare and historical rules, assessing international agreements like the Geneva and Hague Conventions.2)  Just war theory involves ethical and historical perspectives on warfare, examining and revising international agreements on warfare.3)  Just war theory covers ethical justifications and historical traditions, including the role of philosophers and international agreements.4)  Just war theory addresses the ethical justification of war and examines historical agreements by philosophers and lawyers.

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  1. Just war theory covers ethical justifications and historical traditions, including the role of philosophers and international agreements.

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