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Can there be any 'just war' if we do not document the dead and injured?

John Sloboda, April 2008

On 17 March 2008, ORG's Executive Director, John Sloboda, spoke at a conference held at Cumberland Lodge on "Is a Just War Possible?" The event was chaired by Sir Stephen Wall and other speakers included Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Kate Adie, Melanie Phillips and Professor Andrew Rigby.

Plenary sessions covered the following: 

• Where the concept of a Just War has come from and where it might be going.
• Realism and ethics in modern warfare; dilemmas and paradoxes.
• The media; propaganda, neutrality or criticism?
• Is pacifism the prevailing morality of our time?

This report is based on the presentation given by John Sloboda on the documentation and recording of every victim of violent conflict.

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