Torture / Debra A. Miller, book editor. [print]

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Miller, Debra A

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780737743258
9780737743265

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LOC classification:

HV8593.M647.T678 2009

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Contents:

Human Rights Watch ; Both civilized and less civilized countries use torture techniques Lisa Hajjar ; Torture continues to be a problem in Asia Basil Fernando ; Torture is still common in Brazil Brazzil Magazine ; Police in India frequently use torture Rama Lakshmi ; Al Qaeda terrorists carried on Saddam Hussein's gruesome torture techniques in Iraq Entifadh Qanbar -- Is torture morally wrong? Chapter overview Sherry F. Colb ; Torture is morally reprehensible Kim Petersen ; Torture is always morally wrong David P. Gushee ; People around the world agree that torture is immoral Mirela Xanthaki ; Torture can be a moral means of saving lives Mirko Bagaric ; Torture is moral when inflicted for a greater good Patrick J. Buchanan ; Coercion at Guantanamo is not torture and is necessary Aryeh Spero -- Is torture an effective interrogation technique? Torture is sometimes effective Alan Dershowitz ; Torture has a place in the war on terror Nicholas Davis ; Torture works as a social control Naomi Klein ; It is a myth that torture works Anne Applebaum ; Torture is neither justified nor effective Mick Smith ; Torture ruins evidence that could be used to prosecute terrorists Phillip Carter ; History shows torture does not obtain the truth Robert Fisk -- What should be the U.S. policy on torture? Stress techniques must be authorized in the war on terror Heather Mac Donald ; The United States should stop all forms of torture Washington Monthly ; Torture should be made legal in extreme situations Alan M. Dershowitz ; Torture should not be legally sanctioned Jack Rabbit ; The United States should categorically ban torture but consider rare exceptions Albert Mohler ; The United States should not attempt to codify exceptions to a ban on torture Mark Bowden.

Subject: Presents views on torture from various different perspectives.

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How common is the use of torture? Torture is a worldwide problem Human Rights Watch ; Both civilized and less civilized countries use torture techniques Lisa Hajjar ; Torture continues to be a problem in Asia Basil Fernando ; Torture is still common in Brazil Brazzil Magazine ; Police in India frequently use torture Rama Lakshmi ; Al Qaeda terrorists carried on Saddam Hussein's gruesome torture techniques in Iraq Entifadh Qanbar -- Is torture morally wrong? Chapter overview Sherry F. Colb ; Torture is morally reprehensible Kim Petersen ; Torture is always morally wrong David P. Gushee ; People around the world agree that torture is immoral Mirela Xanthaki ; Torture can be a moral means of saving lives Mirko Bagaric ; Torture is moral when inflicted for a greater good Patrick J. Buchanan ; Coercion at Guantanamo is not torture and is necessary Aryeh Spero -- Is torture an effective interrogation technique? Torture is sometimes effective Alan Dershowitz ; Torture has a place in the war on terror Nicholas Davis ; Torture works as a social control Naomi Klein ; It is a myth that torture works Anne Applebaum ; Torture is neither justified nor effective Mick Smith ; Torture ruins evidence that could be used to prosecute terrorists Phillip Carter ; History shows torture does not obtain the truth Robert Fisk -- What should be the U.S. policy on torture? Stress techniques must be authorized in the war on terror Heather Mac Donald ; The United States should stop all forms of torture Washington Monthly ; Torture should be made legal in extreme situations Alan M. Dershowitz ; Torture should not be legally sanctioned Jack Rabbit ; The United States should categorically ban torture but consider rare exceptions Albert Mohler ; The United States should not attempt to codify exceptions to a ban on torture Mark Bowden.

Presents views on torture from various different perspectives.

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