Wojna w Donbasie - przyczynek do rozważań nad niedopowiedzeniami teorii wojny sprawiedliwej1

War in Donbas - considerations on the understatements of the just war theory

The following article covers the analysis of the War in Donbas from the perspective of the “traditional concept of a just war” (as interpreted by Michael Walzer). The main axis of the analysis is determined by the issue of the possibility of third countries intervening in armed conflicts concerning the specific case of the War in Donbas. The text indicates the key factors that make it impossible to develop a conflict in eastern Ukraine according to traditional just war theories, such as the pursuit of incomplete secession of pro-Russian separatists, the status of the Russian Federation as an unofficial participant in the conflict, and the problem of the “reality” of the separatist intention itself. Therefore, the main problem of this work is the interpretation of Russian actions from the perspective of the principle of non-intervention, and the attitude of other third countries and their right to (not) intervene in this conflict, and its conclusion - in the author’s opinion - indicates the need to update the theory of just war, in a way that would clearly indicate the proper conduct in the event of secession in favour of the existing state.

Война на Донбассе - размышления о недосказанном на тему теории справедливой войны

В данной статье проводится анализ войны в Донбассе с точки зрения «традиционной концепции справедливой войны» (по М. Вальцеру). Главной осью исследования является вопрос возможного вмешательства третьих сторон в вооруженные конфликты, в данном случае относительно войны в Донбассе. В тексте указаны ключевые факторы, которые не позволяют рассматривать конфликт на востоке Украины с помощью традиционных теорий «справедливой войны», в частности: стремление пророссийских сепаратистов к неполной сецессии, статус Российской Федерации как неофициального участника данного конфликта или проблема «реальности» самого сепаратистского намерения. В связи с вышесказанным главной проблемой статьи является интерпретация действий России с перспективы принципа «невмешательства», а также отношение других государств и их право на (не)интервенцию в этот конфликт, разрешение которого - по мнению автора - указывает на необходимость актуализации теории «справедливой войны», чтобы она ясно показывала, какими должны быть правильные действия в случае сецессии в пользу существующего государства.

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