{"product_id":"why-not-torture-terrorists-yuval-ginbar-9780199540914","title":"Why Not Torture Terrorists?: Moral, Practical and Legal Aspects of the \"Ticking Bomb\" Justification for Torture","description":"This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of the 'War on Terror': is it ever justifiable to torture terrorists in order to save the lives of others, the so-called 'ticking bomb' scenario? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book opens with an analysis of the pure moral argument from the standpoint of the individual as torturer. It then looks at the issues that arise once a state has decided to sanction torture in certain situations: how to establish factually that the situation is urgent, deciding who to torture, training people to carry out torture, and the efficacy of torture as a means of gathering information. The final part examines attempts to operate legal systems which tolerate torture; how they relate to the criminal law notion of necessity and to international human rights norms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After examining the utilitarian arguments for torture, and the impact on a society of permitting torture, the author presents a powerful argument for maintaining the absolute legal prohibition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yuval Ginbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199540918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199540914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009","brand":"Yuval Ginbar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001092292863,"sku":"9780199540914","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47af88e6-fe21-431d-bc0b-18fc2c96cef5.jpg?v=1751600041","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-not-torture-terrorists-yuval-ginbar-9780199540914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}