Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The doctrine of Just War was worked out after the American Civil War by two generals from either side of the war.
2. The doctrine of Just War was worked out in the Middle Ages, based on Roman law and early Christian thinkers.
3. According to the doctrine of Just War, the killing of noncombatants during war is always immoral.
4. According to the doctrine of Just War, it is morally permissible for a country to go to war against its attacker,
whatever be the circumstances, since a country always has the right to defend itself against an attacker.
5. The Nuremberg trials and Geneva Convention are good examples of jus post bellum.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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