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The Ethics of Interrogation : Professional Responsibility in an Age of Terror /

Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist strikes, the United States and other liberal democracies were forced to grapple once again with the issue of bala...

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Autor principal: Lauritzen, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • If you can't oppose torture, what can you oppose? Psychologists confront coercive interrogations
  • What's wrong with supporting national security? psychology and the
  • Pursuit of national security
  • Interrogating justic e: the "torture" memos and the office of legal counsel
  • Ticking bombs and dirty hands: coercive interrogation and the rule of law
  • Treating terrorists : the conflicting pull of role responsibility
  • Discipline and punish : the importance of professional accountability
  • Professional responsibility and the virtuous professional
  • The day they enter active service : the military conscience
  • Lessons learned : dignity and the rule of law
  • This we do not do : the future of interrogation and the ethics of professional responsibility.