The moral equality of combatants
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# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- understand the Jus ad Bellum / Jus in Bello distinction and be able to understand why it might need to be qualified
- understand and take a view on the idea of the moral equality of combatants
- understand and take a view on the question of the basis of liability to killing in war
- understand and assess the ‘epistemological argument’ for the moral equality of combatants
- understand and assess the ‘voluntariness argument’ for the moral equality of combatants.
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