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Why not torture terrorists? [electronic resource] : moral, practical, and legal aspects of the 'ticking bomb' justification for torture / Yuval Ginbar.
By: Ginbar, Yuval
.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 414 p.).ISBN: 9780191716256 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Terrorists -- Legal status, laws, etc | Torture -- Moral and ethical aspects | Torture (International law) | Terrorism -- PreventionAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199540914DDC classification: 341.65 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of the 'War on Terror' - whether it is ever justifiable to torture terrorists when innocent lives are at stake. The book analyses the moral arguments and presents a passionate defence of prohibition. It also examines the models of legalising torture suggested in Israel and the US.
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This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of the 'War on Terror' - whether it is ever justifiable to torture terrorists when innocent lives are at stake. The book analyses the moral arguments and presents a passionate defence of prohibition. It also examines the models of legalising torture suggested in Israel and the US.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.