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

by Paul Lauritzen

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 balancing national security concerns against the protection of individual civil and political rights. This question was particularly poignant when US forces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589019725
• ISBN13: 9781589019720
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.3"