Bellaby, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-6975-0681 (2021) Intelligence and the just war tradition : the need for a flexible ethical framework. In: Miller, S., Regan, M. and Walsh, P.F., (eds.) National Security Intelligence and Ethics. Taylor & Francis (Routledge) , Abingdon, Oxon , pp. 7-20. ISBN 9780367758318
Abstract
Intelligence is a varied set of activities that makes examining it as a single entity very difficult. By evaluating the various practices the intelligence community uses in terms of the level of “harm” they cause and using the just war tradition as a means of determining when these harms are justified we can start to make evaluations and judgements of its activity. This chapter will argue that while a direct translation of the just war tradition might be difficult to apply to intelligence, there are a number of underlying ethical contributions that can help us better understand when intelligence should be licensed and when it should be limited. This will involve understanding the key contributions of the just war tradition in order to develop a graduated form for intelligence activity and applying it to some of the key debates on collection, analysis and operative activity. Moreover, not only does the just war tradition allow for understanding when intelligence is justified, but it can also help in evaluating and shaping intelligence-related phenomenon such as what the relevant oversight mechanisms should be and the ethical justification for national security whistleblowing.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Seumas Miller, Mitt Regan, and Patrick F. Walsh; individual chapters, the contributors. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2021 14:01 |
Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2021 14:01 |
Published Version: | https://www.routledge.com/National-Security-Intell... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.4324/9781003164197 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:180304 |
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