ISBN:
0521674611
,
0521857929
,
9780521674614
,
9780521857925
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 414 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Torture Debate in America
DDC:
303.6/25
Keywords:
Political prisoners Abuse of
;
Torture
;
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
;
Military interrogation
;
Human rights Government policy
Abstract:
The Torture Debate in America presents the arguments on torture that have been put forth by American lawmakers, human rights activists, and others. It raises the moral, legal and historical questions that have led the US into today's considerations on the use of torture
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction: The Rule of Law Finds Its Golem: Judicial Torture Then and Now; THE ISSUES; ESSAYS; RELEVANT DOCUMENTS; AFTERTHOUGHT; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
