Description: Why Not Torture Terrorists? Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Moral, Practical, and Legal Aspects of the 'Ticking Bomb' Justification for Torture Author(s): Yuval Ginbar Format: Paperback Publisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom Imprint: Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 9780199571239, 978-0199571239 Synopsis This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of counter-terrorist policy: is it ever justifiable to torture terrorists in order to save the lives of others, the so-called 'ticking bomb' scenario? The book opens with an analysis of the pure moral argument from the standpoint of the individual as torturer. It then looks at the issues that arise once a state has decided to sanction torture in certain situations: how to establish factually that the situation is urgent, deciding who to torture, training people to carry out torture, and the efficacy of torture as a means of gathering information. The final part examines attempts to operate legal systems which tolerate torture; how they relate to the criminal law notion of necessity and to international human rights norms. After examining the utilitarian arguments for torture, and the impact on a society of permitting torture, the author presents a powerful argument for maintaining the absolute legal prohibition.
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Book Title: Why Not Torture Terrorists?
Number of Pages: 480 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Why Not Torture Terrorists?: Moral, Practical, and Legal Aspects of the 'Ticking Bomb' Justification for Torture
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Government
Item Height: 234 mm
Item Weight: 713 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Yuval Ginbar
Subject Area: International Law, Civil Service
Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law
Item Width: 155 mm
Format: Paperback
