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Definition of Just War
There is at least one part which might be interestingly subject to Bayesian analysis: "Arms may not be used in a futile cause or in a case where disproportionate measures are required to achieve success".
More generally, a utilitarian analysis of how to tell whether a war is worth fighting could be very valuable.