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.
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