Moral, Practical, and Legal Aspects of the 'Ticking Bomb' Justification for Torture
Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 711 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-957123-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford
This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of counter-terrorist policy: is it ever justifiable to torture terrorists in order to save the lives of others, the so-called 'ticking bomb' scenario?
The book opens with an analysis of the pure moral argument from the standpoint of the individual as torturer. It then looks at the issues that arise once a state has decided to sanction torture in certain situations: how to establish factually that the situation is urgent, deciding who to torture, training people to carry out torture, and the efficacy of torture as a means of gathering information. The final part examines attempts to operate legal systems which tolerate torture; how they relate to the criminal law notion of necessity and to international human rights norms.
After examining the utilitarian arguments for torture, and the impact on a society of permitting torture, the author presents a powerful argument for maintaining the absolute legal prohibition.
Zielgruppe
Human rights and legal professionals, academics and advanced students in philosophy, politics and law interested in the arguments surrounding the prohibition on torture and the 'war on terror'.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
- Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
Weitere Infos & Material
- 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
