DanArmak comments on Morality and International Humanitarian Law - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanArmak 30 November 2009 07:16:23PM 0 points [-]

And the mechanism for enforcing war crimes and crimes against humanity doesn't have to be so powerful as to be able to prevent all wars.

What mechanism could there be for enforcing a judgment on a country that won its war of illegal aggression, other than some powerful enforcer nation(s) warring against that country?

I'm not saying there are no alternatives, I'm just asking.

Comment author: DanArmak 01 December 2009 02:04:24PM 0 points [-]

I also want to point out that the power to make war is insufficient to resolve many conflicts. You also need to be able to subsequently enforce and manage order in peacetime - to be a police force and a managing government.