Exploring the Legitimacy of War: Legal, Ethical, Political, and War Measures Dimension

Various factors have contributed to a rise in the number of wars worldwide. As the number of international conflicts rises, the risk of war also increases. Through exploring the legitimacy of war from four angles: legal, ethical, political and war measures, to limit the use of force so that international peace can be maintained to some extent. This essay explores the legitimacy by finding the relevant articles and conducting a literature review. The number of articles about legitimacy is increasing in these years, but there is a lack of comprehensive explanation and understanding of how the legitimacy of war changes in the course of war. Its effective to the stability of the international order through providing suggestions for the definition of the nature of war and criticizing unjust wars. It is recommended that all countries strengthen international cooperation to maintain world peace and security on the basis of respect for the fundamental principles of international law. At the same time, it is also suggested that the international community strengthen the establishment of guidelines for the monitoring and evaluation of wars in order to ensure the legitimacy, legality and humanity of acts of war and to establish minimum legal guarantees for the building of a harmonious and stable international order.