Just Cause

Jeffrey C. Tuomala, Just Cause: The Thread That Runs So True, 13 Dick. J. Int’l L. 1 (1994).

Professor Tuomala argues that “[j]ust cause is the central element in the centuries-old just war doctrine of Christian thought.” In this article, he analyzes the legality of unilateral actions under the requirements of customary law, the U.S. Constitution, and the just war doctrine, and discusses the “positive relation between law and sound policy decisions.”