Torture Is the Ticking Time-Bomb: Why the Necessity Defense Fails
The essay asks whether the ‘necessity defense’ can be used to legitimate torture. By modifying the criteria so as to fit the case, it is argued that torture fails to meet the established norms of the historic just-war tradition, which also underlie international law. ‘Interrogational,’‘terroristic,’...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2008
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Dialog
Ano: 2008, Volume: 47, Número: 3, Páginas: 228-239 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Ethics
B Terrorism B Interrogation B Torture B just-war |
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