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Is torture ever justified?

Title
Is torture ever justified? [electronic resource] / Tom Head, book editor.
Publication
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2005.

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Additional Authors
Head, Tom.
Description
1 online resource (92 p.)
Series Statement
At issue.
Uniform Title
Is torture ever justified? (Online)
Subject
  • Abu Ghraib Prison
  • Torture
  • Political prisoners > Abuse of
  • Military interrogation > United States
  • Terrorism investigation > United States
  • Torture > Iraq
  • Political prisoners > Abuse of > Iraq
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Prisoners and prisons, American
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-89) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Torture is never justified / Kenneth Roth -- Torture is sometimes justified / Henry Mark Holzer -- Torture should be legalized and regulated / Alan M. Dershowitz -- The U.S. Military need not obey the Geneva Conventions when dealing with suspected terrorists / John Yoo -- The U.S. Military should always obey the Geneva Conventions / Lincoln Caplan -- "Stress and duress" techniques are forms of torture / Tom Malinowski -- "Stress and duress" techniques are legitimate forms of interrogation / Mark Bowden -- The use of torture serves current U.S. Foreign Policy objectives / Glen T. Martin -- The Abu Ghraib Prisoner abuse qualifies as torture / The Medical foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture -- The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse does not qualify as torture / Ilana Freedman -- The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse was committed by a few disobedient soldiers / Tammy Bruce -- The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse was authorized by high-ranking government officials / Eric Boehlert -- The U.S. news media overrated the significance of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse / Oliver North.
LCCN
2004059764
OCLC
ssj0001074808
Title
Is torture ever justified? [electronic resource] / Tom Head, book editor.
Imprint
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2005.
Series
At issue. International politics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-89) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Head, Tom.
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