JOINT SERVICES CONFERENCE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
2003
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Anti-Terrorist Operations and Homeland Defense
THE
CONFERENCE
JSCOPE 2003 attracted nearly 200 participants at the Hilton
Springfield Hotel in
Father John Langan, Georgetown
University, presented the
keynote address. His comments were
thought provoking and timely.
THE
PAPERS
The program and the actual papers presented appear elsewhere
on the JSCOPE Web page. The authors are
listed below for your convenience.
“Redefining Just War Criteria in the Post 9-11 World
and the Moral Conseqences of Preemptive Strikes”
Captain (
“Stop Calling it the War on Terrorism: An Argument for Moral Clarity”
Captain (USAF) Marc O. Hedahl, USAFA
“Deterring Chemical,
Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Energy Weapons Use in the War Against Terrorism:
The Moral Dimension”
Lieutenant Colonel (
“Offensive Defense”
Lieutenant Colonel (USAF) James L. Cook,
USAFA
“Homeland Security and
Civil Liberties”
Dr. Erik Wingrove-Haugland, USCGA
“Important Issues for Balancing Security and
Freedom”
Major (USAF)
Matthew W. Hallgarth,
“Harm, Public Health Threats, and the
Dr. Thomas May,
“US Northern Command and the Posse Comitatus Act”
Dr. Carlos E.
Bertha, USAFA
“Murderers, Not Warriors: The Moral Distinction Between
Terrorists and Legitimate Fighters in Assymetric
Conflicts”
Dr. Shannon E. French, USNA
“Just War Challenges in Assymetrical
Warfare”
Michael B. Skerker, University of
“The Innocent Enemy: Children at War and the
Boundaries of Combatancy”
Ms. Betsy Perabo,
“Reevaluating the Language
of War”
Lieutenant (USCG) Dale K. Bateman,
“Taking Terrorism and the ROE Seriously”
Lieutenant
Colonel (
“Just War Theory, Law Enforcement, and Terrorism: A
Reflective Equilibrium”
Lieutenant
Colonel (
“The
Doctrine of Double Effect: Its Relevance to Collateral
Damage Cases”
Captain (
“Distinguishing Terrorism from Collateral Damage: What Is the Scope of Civilian Immunity?”
Dr.
“‘This is No Case of Petty Right or Wrong’: the Supra-Ethical in Wartime”
Lieutentant Commander (USMS) Reed
Robert Bonadonna, USMMA
“Military Necessity and Military Victory Unjustly
Won:
Mr. Walter A. Schrepel, Analyst,
Northrop-Grumman Information Technology
“Prohibiting Torture Interrogation of Terorists:
A Theory of Exceptions (With Notes, Warnings, and Cautions)”
Major (USAF)
William D. Casebeer, USAFA
“A Consequentialist Argument Against Torture Interrogation of Terrorists”
Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
“Reaping
the Whirlwind: Terrorism, Supreme Emergency, and the Abandonment of Jus in
Dr. Davida E. Kellogg,
“Can Interrogatory
Torture Be Morally Legitimate
Dr. Robert G. Kennedy,
“Noncombatant Immunity and the War on Terror”
Major (
“Invincible
Ignorance”
Dr. Richard Schoonhoven, USMA
“An Analysis
and Application of the Moral Equality of Soldiers in Light of Contemporary
Warfare”
Chaplain (
“Nothing New in
Dr. Pauline M. Kaurin,
“Walzer and the Idea of an Unlawful Combatant”
Major (
“The POW in a Time of
Terrorism: An Investigation into Moral Status”
Captain (
“Military
Tribunals and Military Justice Jurisdiction--Forums at the Intersection of War
and Justice”
Professor Tara M. Lee, University of California-Davis
“Freedom fighters, Terrorists, Lawful combatants: Problems
of Distinction”
Dr. Th. (Ted) A. van Baarda,
Bureau for Ethics and the Amred Forces, Netherlands
Ministry of Defence
“The Appropriate Response to the Targeting of
Civilians for a Military Purpose”
Cadet (
“Silence and the System in a Time of Terror”
Chaplain
(Commander, USN) Charlotte E. Hunter, US Navy Chaplain Corps
THE BUSINESS MEETING
The members of the JSCOPE Executive Board for 2002-2003 are
as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel
HQ
USAFA/DFP
Colonel Tony Hartle,
Department
of English
Dr. Fran Harbour, Civilian Representative
Dept. of
Public/Int’l Affairs
Commander Rob Ayer,
USCG Representative
Department of Humanities
(DH)
US
Commander Joe Catoe, USN Representative
History Department
Colonel Kenneth Strain,
Canadian Forces Representative
Director of Defence
Ethics,
NDHQ CRS
MGen Pearkes
Bldg
101 Colonel By drive
Lieutenant Gary E. Slyman,
USMC Representative
In the meeting we passed a motion to require an
executive board of 7 members, vice the old requirement for eight. We also eliminated the requirement that only
active duty members could serve on the board, but we still require that a
majority of the board be composed of active duty members.
We
authorized money for Fran to investigate the question of whether JSCOPE should
seek nonprofit status.
We adjusted
the terms of some board members to avoid having too many seats up for election
in any given year:
Slyman’s
term ends in ‘06
Ayer’s term ends in ‘04
Harbour’s
term ends in ‘05
Strain’s term end TBD
We selected
two new members:
Dr. George Lucas of the
LTC Dan Zupan of the
JSCOPE 2004 will occur in January. Although the decision is not yet final, the
location will most probably be at a hotel in the DC area. “Current Ethical Issues Affecting the
Military Profession" will continue as a perennial theme, suitable for
papers, but the special topic for next year will be:
The
Status of Noncombatants
The Call for Papers for JSCOPE 2004 will include details
about the topic and paper submission requirements.
SPECIAL
NOTES
The papers presented this year, notable in their quality,
were also impressive in their scope. We
owe thanks to the authors for their admirable work, and we owe a special thanks
to Dr. Carl Ficarotta, US Air Force Academy, who served
as the Program Chair for 2003. Dr. Ficarotta also maintains the JSCOPE web site at (http://www.usafa.edu/isme).
JSCOPE remains the only
long-standing international forum for the exchange of ideas concerning the
conduct and character of men and women in uniform and the development of
professional military ethics. The efforts of JSCOPE participants provide the
sole basis for its continuation and the service it provides.