Concept information
Preferred term
casus belli
Definition
- Casus belli (Latin for “case for war” or “occasion for war”) is the specific event, policy, or action that a state cites to justify going to war. Countries use a public justification for war in order to gain international support and to rally domestic support. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Casus Belli]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/casus_belli
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