In just war theory, a supreme emergency is a situation where a state faces an existential threat from an aggressor, which scholars like Michael Walzer and John Rawls argue justifies otherwise unjust action. == Background == While supreme emergency is a relatively new concept, just war theory, the context in which supreme emergency is discussed, dates back to preclassical philosophers, with evidence suggesting just war traditions existed in ancient Egypt and in ancient India.
In just war theory, a supreme emergency is a situation where a state faces an existential threat from an aggressor, which scholars like Michael Walzer and John Rawls argue justifies otherwise unjust action. == Background == While supreme emergency is a relatively new concept, just war theory, the context in which supreme emergency is discussed, dates back to preclassical philosophers, with evidence suggesting just war traditions existed in ancient Egypt and in ancient India.
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