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050 4 _aHV8593
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100 1 _aGinbar, Yuval.
245 1 0 _aWhy not torture terrorists?
_h[electronic resource] :
_bmoral, practical, and legal aspects of the 'ticking bomb' justification for torture /
_cYuval Ginbar.
260 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2008.
300 _a1 online resource (xxxiii, 414 p.)
520 8 _aThis book addresses a dilemma at the heart of the 'War on Terror' - whether it is ever justifiable to torture terrorists when innocent lives are at stake. The book analyses the moral arguments and presents a passionate defence of prohibition. It also examines the models of legalising torture suggested in Israel and the US.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 _aTerrorists
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
650 0 _aTorture
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 _aTorture (International law)
650 0 _aTerrorism
_xPrevention.
776 0 8 _iPrint version
_z9780199540914
856 4 0 _3Oxford scholarship online
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199540914.001.0001
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