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> Article 07
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1. War |
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| Article 07- Morality | ||
| 7.1 | Morality | |
| To the extent that a political leadership is able to establish and maintain the belief in its people of a mandate to prosecute war, then war may appear to have a moral right against their claimed opposition. | ||
| 7.2 | Morality and relativity | |
| All morality concerning war is relative to the position of the person in relation to the combatants. The actions of one combatant in prosecuting war may appear to have a moral basis, while from the perspective of the opponents, the exact same act may appear immoral. | ||
| 7.3 | Morality and legality of war | |
| The legality of war is separate from the perceived morality of prosecuting a war. | ||
| An opponent may have a strong mandate from its population to prosecute a war that in the eyes of the wider community of states is seen as illegal based on the absence, or inadequacy of legal apparatus to support the war. | ||
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