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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Yuval Ginbar (Legal Adviser, Amnesty International)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780199571239ISBN 10: 0199571236 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 25 February 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsSir Nigel Rodley: Foreword Introduction Part I: Private Morality: Is it Morally Justifiable for an Individual to Torture a Terrorist in Order to Save Many Innocent Lives? 1: Introduction 2: The wider moral Issue: Do consequences or 'no go areas' determine what is ethical in an extreme situation? 3: Consequentialist argument for torturing in a ticking bomb situation 4: The minimal absolutist approach I: anti-absolutism as morally untenable 5: The minimal absolutist approach II: Arguments for an absolute prohibition on torture Part II: Public, Practical Morality: Is it Morally Justifiable for a State to Torture in Order to Save Many Innocent Lives? 6: Introduction 7: Is there a 'public morality' that is distinct from 'private morality'? 8: 'Slippery slope' and other dangers Part III: Legalising Torture 1 - Four Models 9: Introduction 10: The Landau model in Israel 11: The 'torture warrants' model 12: Israel's High Court of Justice model 13: The USA's 'high value detainees' model Part IV: Legalising Torture 2 - Three Issues 14: Introduction 15: Is it (internationally) legal? Is it torture? 16: The 'defence of necessity' model as legal grounds for torture Part V: ConclusionsReviewsOne cannot imagine a contemporary International Law course that does not touch upon, if not devote a significant amount of time to, the issue raised in this book. The author's writing style is as vivid as the best (worst) scenes one could dream up, in this all-too-real fact of the contemporary War on Terror. --ASIL UN21 Newsletter, Issue #42, September 2011 <br> One cannot imagine a contemporary International Law course that does not touch upon, if not devote a significant amount of time to, the issue raised in this book. The author's writing style is as vivid as the best (worst) scenes one could dream up, in this all-too-real fact of the contemporary War on Terror. <br>--ASIL UN21 Newsletter, Issue #42, September 2011<p><br> Author InformationYuval Ginbar serves as a legal adviser to Amnesty International and a senior adviser to the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |