Just War Theory: the Case of the war in Chechnya

Sciences politiques | 37 pages | 03-02-2006 | Format : | Note : Non noté |

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Résumé

A report on Just War Theory applied to the second War in Chechnya, through the use of jus in bello and jus ad bellum principles.

Extract:

With the impeding fall of the USSR, nationalist ideologies began to arise in the Chechen Republic. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Dzhokar Dudayev, president of the Republic of Chechnya declared independence and established the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Unable to effectively govern the country, wide spread corruption and organized crime eventually over took the country. Over the next three years, reportedly 300,000 ethnic Russians fled the chaos while approximately 50, 000 were murdered. On December 10, 1994 under orders from Russian President Boris Yeltsin, 40,000 Russian troops entered Chechnya and thus began the First Chechen War. After years of heavy fighting and no clear victor the conflict formally ended on August 31, 1996 with the Khasavyurt accords, stating that Chechnya would be granted autonomous status and would receive full independence by 2001. Although a ceasefire had been signed conditions with the Chechnya remained chaotic and sporadic acts of violence perpetuated by Chechen fighters were frequently used against Russian forces as well as civilians. Such acts were often received harsh reprisal from the Russian military.

In September 1999 the apartment bombing in three Russian cities and encroachment of Chechen forces into Dagestan territory finally triggered Russia's retaliation. Russian forces were order back into Chechnya under the pretension of removing terrorist thus began the second Chechen War.

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