This book reframes the historical, legal and moral discourse on the question of whether torture can be justified in exceptional circumstances.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. State of law; 2. The ticking bomb scenario: origins, usages and the contemporary discourse; 3. State of exception; 4. Legal, extralegal or illegal? The academic debate on the use of torture in exceptional circumstances; 5. The torture prohibition and the torture debate: moral aspects.