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180320 Ethics R2P Lecture Weller (some thought points (moving beyond…
180320 Ethics R2P Lecture Weller
some thought points
moving beyond instinctive responses to orders
so need to know what an illegal order is
character v ethical test
integrity test: knowing what is right but is difficult
ethical dilemma
do not need a great difference in ethics to face an ethical dilemma
you can be right and still be punished
greatest ethical challenges will be within your own chain of command
excellence is not an act, it is a habit
:question:
'faceless' policy makers
incompetent? really?
superior virtue: :question: Beard says prudence, Churchill says courage
where does cultural heritage come in?
Nordic viking heritage v Australian for mates
frameworks for ethical decision making
five Cs
conventions
consequences
conscience
care/community/civilians
CONTEXT
central to all
couragous restraint
Can I? (legal)
Should I? (Jus in bell)
Must I? (temporal)
case studies
Srebrenica
declaration of safe areas
but what was a safe area?
how to protect
Dutchbat
true numbers less than paper
likely not cohesive because of battalion structure
opposition about division minus
and a Bosnian warlord
belief that they would gain influence if consolatory
but only force matter here
ROE did not inc self defence
resulted in Dutch surrender
one day for CAS
only one casualty
massacre to cleanse ethnically (BSA)
issues
C2
national micromanagement
Rwanda
genocide
massacre organised and systematic
intel of massacre/genocide ignored at every level
balance between achieving the mission and preventing massacre
Kibeho
Australians
two rifle companies to protect medics
against very heavily armed people
but why
where they there?
should they have been there?
Nordic Battalian
Bosnia ivo Sebrencia
very strong mission command
trained to operate independently
the idea of surrender is false
very well armed
did not adapt a benign peacekeeping role
intent to impose their will
we are here to help and we will
but included not following orders
R2P
result of Srebencia, Rwands
nations are responsible for protecting decisions
if a nation does not it then becomes an international responsibility
so impact of protecting civilians