Human beings have been fighting each other since prehistoric times, and people have been discussing the rights and wrongs of it for almost as long.
This section of the BBC Ethics site covers a wide range of the issues involved.
Ethics of War
Overview
Aspects of war
Doctrine of the Just War
Against war
Religious views of war
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