Widely acclaimed as a publishing milestone, The Torture Papers (Cambridge, 2005) constitutes the definitive book of public record detailing the Bush Administration's policies on torture and political prisoners. In the process of assembling the documents, memoranda, and reports that comprise the material in The Torture Papers, a vital question arose: What was the rationale behind the Bush Administration's decision to condone the use of coercive techniques in the interrogation of detainees suspected of terrorist connections? The use of these techniques at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo has sparked an intense debate in America. The Torture Debate in America captures the arguments on torture that have been put forth by legislators, human rights activists, and others. It raises the key moral, legal, and historical questions that have led to current considerations on the use of torture. Divided into three sections, the contributions cover all sides of the debate, from absolute prohibition of torture to its use as a viable option in the War on Terror.
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"With this superb collection of documents, we can begin to see the contours of our new post 9-11 world." The Washington Post on The Torture Papers
"...a block of granite on the path of any forgetfulness. The book is a true public service, compiled by two U.S. lawyers, which brings the whole twisted story into the public domain, and let us hope into every library and many personal hands." Toronto Globe
"an excellent and thorough introduction ot the legal and institutional arrangements of the contemporary minority rights regime in the Western world. A great value of that book is precisely that it positions questions of minority rights and self-determination right in the analytical propinquity to democracy, and as such it manages to address an important lacuna within the rights-oriented literature of today." - Andrew Goldmsith, Law and Politics Review
"...a block of granite on the path of any forgetfulness. The book is a true public service, compiled by two U.S. lawyers, which brings the whole twisted story into the public domain, and let us hope into every library and many personal hands." Toronto Globe
"an excellent and thorough introduction ot the legal and institutional arrangements of the contemporary minority rights regime in the Western world. A great value of that book is precisely that it positions questions of minority rights and self-determination right in the analytical propinquity to democracy, and as such it manages to address an important lacuna within the rights-oriented literature of today." - Andrew Goldmsith, Law and Politics Review
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The Torture Debate in America presents the arguments on torture that have been put forth by American lawmakers, human rights activists, and others. It raises the moral, legal and historical questions that have led the US into today's considerations on the use of torture.
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Few questions are more relevant to our times than that of the resurrection (as if it had ever actually died!) of judicial torture. No longer safely able to stand tall and insular on its humanistic pedestal, America must face this issue NOW. People think of screws and boots and wedges and coals, but such medievalism is no longer remotely relevant: far more reliable (not to mention quicker) results are obtainable from pharmaceuticals (perhaps--like the death penalty--another issue where the Hippocratic oath is [?] at odds with Dr. Smith's specific actions today). Read, absorb, consider, conjecture, believe.
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An Important Book on a Regrettably Current Issue,
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Karen Greenberg has done a good job of assembling essays on the issue of torture. It's evidence of the intellectual integrity of this work that it includes pro-torture arguments as well as anti-torture ones: it's important for those of us fighting to rid the U.S. of this medieval scourge (and bring justice to high government officials who have authorized it) to familiarize ourselves with the rationalizations of our adversaries.
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THE MATTER OF TORTURE AT THE HANDS OF AMERICANS HAS BEEN ON public display for more than a year now as this book of essays and documents goes to print. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Geneva Conventions, Abu Ghraib, The Torture Papers, White House, Supreme Court, Guantánamo Bay, Alberto Gonzales, Office of Legal Counsel, New York Times, United Nations, Secretary of State, Department of Defense, Guantanamo Bay, Levin Memo, World War, State Department, Eastern Front, David Luban, President George, Schlesinger Report, President Bush, Washington Post, Uniform Code of Military, War Crimes Act New!
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THE MATTER OF TORTURE AT THE HANDS OF AMERICANS HAS BEEN ON public display for more than a year now as this book of essays and documents goes to print. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Geneva Conventions, Abu Ghraib, The Torture Papers, White House, Supreme Court, Guantánamo Bay, Alberto Gonzales, Office of Legal Counsel, New York Times, United Nations, Secretary of State, Department of Defense, Guantanamo Bay, Levin Memo, World War, State Department, Eastern Front, David Luban, President George, Schlesinger Report, President Bush, Washington Post, Uniform Code of Military, War Crimes Act New!
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- Criminal Law, 4th Edition (Hornbook Series) by Wayne R. LaFave on 6 pages
- Substantive Criminal Law (Two Volume Set) (Criminal Practice Series) by Wayne R. Lafave on 5 pages
- On Crimes and Punishments by Cesare Beccaria on 4 pages
- The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib by Karen J. Greenberg on 4 pages
- Model Rules of Professional Conduct by Center for Professional Responsibility on page 68, page 82, and page 158
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- Professional Responsibility and Regulation, (Concepts & Insights) (Concepts and Insights) by Deborah L. Rhode; Geoffrey C. Hazard; Jr. on page 93, and page 148
- Al Qaeda Now: Understanding Today's Terrorists by Karen J. Greenberg in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power by Joseph Margulies in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens by Elizabeth Holtzman in Back Matter
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