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Torture - A Collection (Paperback, Revised)
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Torture - A Collection (Paperback, Revised)
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Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the
world today. Yet within six weeks after September 11, articles
began appearing suggesting that torture might be "required" in
order to interrogate suspected terrorists about future
possibilities of violence. The United States and some of its allies
are using methods of questioning relating to the war on terrorism
that could be described as torture or, at the very least, as
inhuman and degrading. It is known that the United States sent some
suspected terrorists to allied countries that are well known to
engage in torture. And in terror's wake, the use of such methods,
at least under some conditions, has gained some prominent
defenders. Torture: A Collection brings together leading lawyers,
political theorists, social scientists, and public intellectuals to
debate the advisability of maintaining the absolute ban on torture
and to reflect on what it says about our societies if we do-or do
not-adhere to it in all circumstances. One important question is
how we define torture at all. Are "cruel and inhumane" practices
that result in profound physical or mental discomfort tolerable so
long as they do not meet some definition of "torture"? And how much
"transparency" do we really want with regard to interrogation
practices? Is "don't ask, don't tell" an acceptable response to
those who concern themselves about these practices? Addressing
these questions and more, this book tackles one of the most
controversial issues that we face today. The noted contributors
include Ariel Dorfman, Elaine Scarry, Alan Dershowitz, Judge
Richard Posner, Michael Walzer, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and other
lawyers from both the United States and abroad.
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