Sentences with phrase «defense against aggression»

But though Article 2 of the Charter sought to outlaw any use of armed force between or among states except in defense against aggression, it did not clearly define what counted as aggression — a matter that remains unsettled, as the recent debate over what counts as legitimate preemption testifies.

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Muslim scholars said the key part of this passage, which forms the backbone of Islam's «just war» theory, is that, while self - defense is allowed, violent aggression, especially against innocents, is a grave sin.

An example: «One of the most important goods of human societies is that their defense against unjust aggression is fully justified.»

These wars have variously been understood as Western aggression against pacific Islam, a necessary defense against Islamic attack, a conduit for cultural and commercial exchange, a form of early colonialism, an expression of collective religious identity or social anxiety, and a symptom and vehicle of economic expansion.

They may lash out in defense against what they perceive to be aggression, insensitivity, or coldness from their partner, the inescapable result of lack of warmth afforded by virtual media.