Torture: A CollectionSanford Levinson Oxford University Press, 28 oct. 2004 - 328 pagini Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the world today. Yet recent photographs from Abu Ghraib substantiated claims that the United States and some of its allies are using methods of questioning relating to the war on terrorism that could be described as torture or, at the very least, as inhuman and degrading. In terror's wake, the use of such methods, at least under some conditions, has gained some prominent defenders, notably from within the White House. In this revised edition, Torture: A Collection brings together leading lawyers, political theorists, social scientists, and public intellectuals to debate the advisability of maintaining the absolute ban and to reflect on what it says about our societies if we do--or do not--adhere to it in all circumstances. New to this edition are essays by Charles Krauthammer and Andrew Sullivan on the adoption in 2005 of the McCain Amendment, which explicitly bars the use of torture and other cruel methods of interrogation. |
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... person somewhere, sometime. So we must face this truth: torturers do not generally think of themselves as evil but rather as guardians of the common good, dedicated patriots who get their hands dirty and endure perhaps some sleepless ...
... person somewhere, sometime. So we must face this truth: torturers do not generally think of themselves as evil but rather as guardians of the common good, dedicated patriots who get their hands dirty and endure perhaps some sleepless ...
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... person being eternally tortured for our well-being is guilty? What if we could erect a future of love and harmony on the everlasting pain of someone who had himself committed mass murder, who had tortured children; what if we were ...
... person being eternally tortured for our well-being is guilty? What if we could erect a future of love and harmony on the everlasting pain of someone who had himself committed mass murder, who had tortured children; what if we were ...
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... person might well have mixed feelings about being the dedicatee of a book on what is truly one of the grimmest possible topics imaginable. It is also undoubtedly true that no reader, including any possible dedicatee, will agree with (or ...
... person might well have mixed feelings about being the dedicatee of a book on what is truly one of the grimmest possible topics imaginable. It is also undoubtedly true that no reader, including any possible dedicatee, will agree with (or ...
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... persons detained in the wake of the attacks to disclose information they were presumed to have. The detainees resisted such standard blandishments as plea bargaining, cash, or relocation in the federal witness program. One person ...
... persons detained in the wake of the attacks to disclose information they were presumed to have. The detainees resisted such standard blandishments as plea bargaining, cash, or relocation in the federal witness program. One person ...
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... person will imminently be subjected to death, severe physical pain or suffering, or the administration or application of mind altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or personality. . . . It ...
... person will imminently be subjected to death, severe physical pain or suffering, or the administration or application of mind altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or personality. . . . It ...
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Philosophical Considerations | 45 |
Torture as Practiced | 91 |
Contemporary Attempts to Abolish Torture through Law | 143 |
Reflections on the PostSeptember 11 Debate about Legalizing Torture | 255 |
CONTRIBUTORS | 307 |
INDEX | 311 |
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