What are just wars, and how are they different from wars of aggression? Discuss how international law treats these two different types of war. When is a war morally just? Provide examples in your answer.

What will be an ideal response?

The ideal answer should include:
1. Compare and contrast just wars and wars of aggression. A just war is a category in international law that defines when wars can be justly started and how they can be justly fought. Wars of aggression are based on a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states.
2. Explain how international law treats these two types of war. For instance, international law distinguishes just wars (which are legal) from wars of aggression (which are illegal).
3. Discuss when a war is morally just. For a war to be morally just, it must be more than a response to aggression; it must be waged for the purpose of responding to aggression. The intent must be just. A state may not take advantage of another state's aggression to wage a war that is essentially aggressive.
4. Provide an example. For instance, although the U.S.-led war effort to oust Iraq from Kuwait in 1991 was certainly a response to aggression, critics found the justness of the war to be compromised by the U.S. interest in obtaining cheap oil from the Middle East-not an allowable reason for waging war.
5. Provide a concise summary and effective conclusion.