| Resolution Number: | 2003-D068 |
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| Title: | Prepare a Study on New Warfare Situations |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the Theology Committee of the House of Bishops be urged to prepare a study on new warfare situations which may not be adequately addressed by the Just War Theory, such as non-declared wars, asymmetric warfare, pre-emptive strikes, invitations to intervene by legitimate foreign authorities, international terrorism without boundaries, and other forms of military intervention not imagined in past centuries.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 329. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Ernest W. Cockrell (El Camino Real) |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Concerns |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #32 on Resolution D068 (Response to New War Situations) and moved adoption of a substitute.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D068)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Theology Committee of the House of Bishops be mandated to prepare a study on new warfare situations which may not be adequately addressed by the Just War theory and to report to both Houses at the General Convention of 2006.
Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Theology Committee of the House of Bishops be urged to prepare a study on new warfare situations which may not be adequately addressed by the Just War Theory, such as non-declared wars, asymmetric warfare, pre-emptive strikes, invitations to intervene by legitimate foreign authorities, international terrorism without boundaries, and other forms of military intervention not imagined in past centuries.
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #165)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #19 on HD Message #165 on Resolution D068 (Response to New War Situations) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #240)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.
| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention urges the House of Bishops Theology Committee to prepare a study on new warfare situations. |
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