Why Not Torture Terrorists?
Moral, Practical, and Legal Aspects of the 'ticking Bomb' Justification for Torture
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Publisher:
Oxford ; New York - Oxford University Press
Pages:
436
ISBN:
9780199571239, 0199571236
Language:
English
Contents:
Private morality : it is morally justifiable for an individual to torture a terrorist in order to save many innocent lives?
Public, practical morality : is it morally justifiable for a state to torture in order to save many innocent lives?
Legalizing torture 1 : four models
Legalizing torture 2 : three issues
Public, practical morality : is it morally justifiable for a state to torture in order to save many innocent lives?
Legalizing torture 1 : four models
Legalizing torture 2 : three issues
Notes:
Originally published: 2008
"Originally written in the guise of a PhD thesis at the Department of Law, University of Essex"--P.[ix]
Includes bibliographical references and index
"Originally written in the guise of a PhD thesis at the Department of Law, University of Essex"--P.[ix]
Includes bibliographical references and index
Statement of responsibility:
Yuval Ginbar
Physical description:
xxxiii, 436 p. ; 24 cm
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Add a CommentThis 400-page tome may be best tackled by a university student rather than the general reader. The writing style is technical with philosophical jargon and logical symbols. The lengthy bibliography may be useful to identify more readable books on this subject. It approaches the subject from the abstract and hypothetical realm of the scholar rather than the practical experience and insight of the torturer and the victim.