Torture [[electronic resource] ] : a collection / / edited by Sanford Levinson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.4/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LevinsonSanford <1941-> |
Soggetto topico |
Torture - Moral and ethical aspects
Human rights Political prisoners - Legal status, laws, etc |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-988386-6
1-280-84385-3 0-19-803857-7 1-4294-3833-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; FOREWORD: The Tyranny of Terror: Is Torture Inevitable in Our Century and Beyond?; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Contemplating Torture: An Introduction; Part I: Philosophical Considerations; 2 Torture; 3 Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands; 4 Reflection on the Problem of "Dirty Hands"; Part II: Torture as Practiced; 5 The Legal History of Torture; 6 American Interrogation: From Torture to Trickery; 7 The Mental State of Torturers: Argentina's Dirty War; Part III: Contemporary Attempts to Abolish Torture through Law; 8 Escalation and Necessity: Defining Torture at Home and Abroad
9 Judgment Concerning the Legality of the General Security Service's Interrogation Methods10 Can the War against Terror Justify the Use of Force in Interrogations? Reflections in Light of the Israeli Experience; 11 The Promise and Limits of the International Law of Torture; 12 The European Convention on Human Rights and Its Prohibition on Torture; 13 The Prohibition on Torture and the Limits of the Law; Part IV: Reflections on the Post-September 11 Debate about Legalizing Torture; 14 Tortured Reasoning; 15 Five Errors in the Reasoning of Alan Dershowitz 16 Torture, Terrorism, and Interrogation17 Loose Professionalism, or Why Lawyers Take the Lead on Torture; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451652803321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Torture [[electronic resource] ] : a collection / / edited by Sanford Levinson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.4/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LevinsonSanford <1941-> |
Soggetto topico |
Torture - Moral and ethical aspects
Human rights Political prisoners - Legal status, laws, etc |
ISBN |
0-19-772090-0
0-19-988386-6 1-280-84385-3 0-19-803857-7 1-4294-3833-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; FOREWORD: The Tyranny of Terror: Is Torture Inevitable in Our Century and Beyond?; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Contemplating Torture: An Introduction; Part I: Philosophical Considerations; 2 Torture; 3 Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands; 4 Reflection on the Problem of "Dirty Hands"; Part II: Torture as Practiced; 5 The Legal History of Torture; 6 American Interrogation: From Torture to Trickery; 7 The Mental State of Torturers: Argentina's Dirty War; Part III: Contemporary Attempts to Abolish Torture through Law; 8 Escalation and Necessity: Defining Torture at Home and Abroad
9 Judgment Concerning the Legality of the General Security Service's Interrogation Methods10 Can the War against Terror Justify the Use of Force in Interrogations? Reflections in Light of the Israeli Experience; 11 The Promise and Limits of the International Law of Torture; 12 The European Convention on Human Rights and Its Prohibition on Torture; 13 The Prohibition on Torture and the Limits of the Law; Part IV: Reflections on the Post-September 11 Debate about Legalizing Torture; 14 Tortured Reasoning; 15 Five Errors in the Reasoning of Alan Dershowitz 16 Torture, Terrorism, and Interrogation17 Loose Professionalism, or Why Lawyers Take the Lead on Torture; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777890803321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Torture [[electronic resource] ] : a collection / / edited by Sanford Levinson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 323.4/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LevinsonSanford <1941-> |
Soggetto topico |
Torture - Moral and ethical aspects
Human rights Political prisoners - Legal status, laws, etc |
ISBN |
0-19-772090-0
0-19-988386-6 1-280-84385-3 0-19-803857-7 1-4294-3833-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; FOREWORD: The Tyranny of Terror: Is Torture Inevitable in Our Century and Beyond?; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Contemplating Torture: An Introduction; Part I: Philosophical Considerations; 2 Torture; 3 Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands; 4 Reflection on the Problem of "Dirty Hands"; Part II: Torture as Practiced; 5 The Legal History of Torture; 6 American Interrogation: From Torture to Trickery; 7 The Mental State of Torturers: Argentina's Dirty War; Part III: Contemporary Attempts to Abolish Torture through Law; 8 Escalation and Necessity: Defining Torture at Home and Abroad
9 Judgment Concerning the Legality of the General Security Service's Interrogation Methods10 Can the War against Terror Justify the Use of Force in Interrogations? Reflections in Light of the Israeli Experience; 11 The Promise and Limits of the International Law of Torture; 12 The European Convention on Human Rights and Its Prohibition on Torture; 13 The Prohibition on Torture and the Limits of the Law; Part IV: Reflections on the Post-September 11 Debate about Legalizing Torture; 14 Tortured Reasoning; 15 Five Errors in the Reasoning of Alan Dershowitz 16 Torture, Terrorism, and Interrogation17 Loose Professionalism, or Why Lawyers Take the Lead on Torture; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813880603321 |
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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