Why not torture terrorists? : Moral, practical, and legal aspects of the ticking bomb justification for torture / Yuval Ginbar.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Torture -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Terrorists -- Legal status, laws, etc.

Torture (International law)

Part I. --Part II. --Part III. --Part IV. --Part V. Private morality: is it morally justifiable for an individual to torture a terrorist in order to save many innocent lives? Public, practical morality: is it morally justifiable for a state to torture in order to save many innocent lives? Legalizing torture 1 - four models Legalizing torture 2 - three issues Conclusions.

This book addresses the dilemma of whether it is ever justifiable to torture terrorists as part of the war on terror and in order to save the lives of innocent citizens.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Oxford scholarship online. Law collection.

9780199540914

xxxiii, 414 p. ; 24 cm