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This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of counter-terrorism: Is it 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 current State practice and the models of legalising torture suggested in Israel and the US.
This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of counter-terrorism: Is it 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 current State practice and the models of legalising torture suggested in Israel and the US.
Über den Autor
Yuval Ginbar serves as a legal adviser to Amnesty International and a senior adviser to the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I: Private Morality: Is it Morally Justifiable for an Individual to Torture a Terrorist in Order to Save Many Innocent Lives?
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The wider moral Issue: Do consequences or 'no go areas' determine what is ethical in an extreme situation?
- 3: Consequentialist argument for torturing in a ticking bomb situation
- 4: The minimal absolutist approach I: anti-absolutism as morally untenable
- 5: The minimal absolutist approach II: Arguments for an absolute prohibition on torture
- Part II: Public, Practical Morality: Is it Morally Justifiable for a State to Torture in Order to Save Many Innocent Lives?
- 6: Introduction
- 7: Is there a 'public morality' that is distinct from 'private morality'?
- 8: 'Slippery slope' and other dangers
- Part III: Legalising Torture 1 - Four Models
- 9: Introduction
- 10: The Landau model in Israel
- 11: The 'torture warrants' model
- 12: Israel's High Court of Justice model
- 13: The USA's 'high value detainees' model
- Part IV: Legalising Torture 2 - Three Issues
- 14: Introduction
- 15: Is it (internationally) legal? Is it torture?
- 16: The 'defence of necessity' model as legal grounds for torture
- Part V: Conclusions
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
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Genre: | Importe, Politikwissenschaften |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780199571239 |
ISBN-10: | 0199571236 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Ginbar, Yuval |
Hersteller: | OUP Oxford |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 234 x 156 x 25 mm |
Von/Mit: | Yuval Ginbar |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.02.2010 |
Gewicht: | 0,711 kg |
Über den Autor
Yuval Ginbar serves as a legal adviser to Amnesty International and a senior adviser to the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I: Private Morality: Is it Morally Justifiable for an Individual to Torture a Terrorist in Order to Save Many Innocent Lives?
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The wider moral Issue: Do consequences or 'no go areas' determine what is ethical in an extreme situation?
- 3: Consequentialist argument for torturing in a ticking bomb situation
- 4: The minimal absolutist approach I: anti-absolutism as morally untenable
- 5: The minimal absolutist approach II: Arguments for an absolute prohibition on torture
- Part II: Public, Practical Morality: Is it Morally Justifiable for a State to Torture in Order to Save Many Innocent Lives?
- 6: Introduction
- 7: Is there a 'public morality' that is distinct from 'private morality'?
- 8: 'Slippery slope' and other dangers
- Part III: Legalising Torture 1 - Four Models
- 9: Introduction
- 10: The Landau model in Israel
- 11: The 'torture warrants' model
- 12: Israel's High Court of Justice model
- 13: The USA's 'high value detainees' model
- Part IV: Legalising Torture 2 - Three Issues
- 14: Introduction
- 15: Is it (internationally) legal? Is it torture?
- 16: The 'defence of necessity' model as legal grounds for torture
- Part V: Conclusions
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe, Politikwissenschaften |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780199571239 |
ISBN-10: | 0199571236 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Ginbar, Yuval |
Hersteller: | OUP Oxford |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 234 x 156 x 25 mm |
Von/Mit: | Yuval Ginbar |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.02.2010 |
Gewicht: | 0,711 kg |
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