| Titre : | Torture and the ticking time bomb |
| Auteurs : | Bob Brecher |
| Type de document : | Books |
| Editeur : | Oxford : Blackwell, 2007 |
| Article en page(s) : | X, 122 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-4051-6202-9 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | 343.144 |
| Tags : | Torture (E) ; Human rights |
| Résumé : | Do you really think torture is acceptable in any circumstances? The controversial arguments of Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz supporting the legalisation of torture in so-called 'ticking bomb' scenarios represent the most sophisticated and visible of recent attempts to make torture an accepted weapon in the war on terror. States and other agents engage in torture, as both sides of the debate accept. According to Bob Brecher, it is precisely because the general public are taking the "new realism" of Dershowitz and others seriously that there is a pressing need to expose the fundamental flaws in their arguments, lest the peoples of democratic societies lose their moral compass and fail to be vigilant in holding their governments properly to account. This timely and passionate book is the first to address itself directly to the arguments for the limited use of interrogational torture and to its legalisation. Brecher takes on those arguments, drawing out the practical implications for policy and confronting the empirical question of the efficacy of torture, as well as the ethical implications |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111549R | SCGW-FILO 343.1 BREC | Book | Royal Military Academy | Sciences du comportement | Disponible |
