The reason for going to war needs to be just and can not therefore be solely for recapturing things taken or punishing people who have done wrong; innocent life must be in imminent danger and intervention must be to protect life. A contemporary view of just cause was expressed in 1993 when the US Catholic Conference said: "Force may be used only to correct a grave, public evil, i.e., aggression or massive violation of the basic human rights of whole populations. ''
what are the two justifications for a just war
innocent life must be in imminent danger intervention must be to protect life