Moral principles of war: Attitudes towards transgression
Principios morales de la guerra: Actitudes frente a la transgresión
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The possibility to stablish rules to control armed actions needs a broader understanding of the factors involved in the compliance and transgression of moral principles established by international humanitarian law. In this paper it explores the attitudes towards military strategies can be used to make war, as well as the conditions producing a change in attitudes. It used a sample of 169 persons, made up of demobilized people from illegal armed groups (FARC and AUC), member of armed forces and university students. After analysis of the results, it has been
concluded that group differences and military target evaluations determine attitudes toward war actions.
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