Interrogation and torture : integrating efficacy with law and morality

Interrogation and torture : integrating efficacy with law and morality / edited by Steven J. Barela, Mark Fallon, Gloria Gaggioli and Jens David Ohlin ; foreword by Nils Melzer ; afterword by Alberto Mora.

"This book focuses on the science, law and morality behind interrogational methods. It develops, for the first time, a comprehensive discussion regarding the legality of torture and the efficacy of interrogation. In other words, scientific research has concluded that torture is not effective. T...

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Other Authors: Barela, Steven J., 1971- (Editor), Fallon, Mark (Editor), Gaggioli, Gloria (Editor), Ohlin, Jens David (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Series:Ethics, national security, and the rule of law series.
Subjects:
Torture (International law)
Military interrogation.
Police questioning.
Torture > Law and legislation > United States.
Military interrogation
Police questioning
Torture > Law and legislation
Ethics & moral philosophy.
Society.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
  • Introduction : Legal, Moral and Effective Interrogation / Steven J. Barela. Jens David Ohlin
  • Defining Torture and the Obligation of Systematic Review in the CAT Treaty / Manfred Nowak, Giuliana Monina
  • Personality Disruption as Mental Torture : The CIA, Interrogational Abuse, and the U.S. Torture Act / David Luban, Katherine S. Newell
  • The Field of Torture Today : Ten Years On from Torture and Democracy / Darius Rejali
  • The HIG Project : The Road to Scientific Research on Interrogation / Mark Fallon, Susan E. Brandon
  • Developing Rapport and Trust in the Interrogative Context : An Empirically-Supported Alternative / Laure Brimbal, Steven M. Kleinman, Simon Oleszkiewicz, Christian A. Meissner
  • Investigative Interviewing : From England to Norway and Beyond / Ray Bull, Asbjørn Rachlew
  • Interrogating the Brain: Torture and the Neuroscience of Humane Interrogation / Shane O'Mara
  • Professional Standards in the Aftermath of Torture : The Struggles of the American Psychological Association / Stephen Soldz, Steven Reisner
  • What Can Be Asked of Interrogators? / Michael Skerker
  • Beyond Ethics on the Sly : The Behavioral Sciences & National-Security Interrogation / M. Gregg Bloche
  • Cycles of Compulsion : Efficacy and Legality in the History of Israeli Torture Debates and Practice / Karin Loevy
  • A Qualified Defense of the Obama Administration's Record on Torture / John T. Parry
  • Unmasking the Challenges : Interrogation and International Law / Gloria Gaggioli, Pavle Kilibarda
  • Torture, Dignity and the Rule of Law / J.M. Bernstein
  • Justifying Too Much : Utilitarianism as a Moral Theory / Bob Brecher
  • Reclaiming Bentham on Torture / Steven J. Barela
  • Preventing Torture : What Works? / Mark Thomson, Barbara Bernath
  • Repairing the Damage from Illegal Acts of State : The Costs of Failed Accountability in the U.S. / Claire Finkelstein, Steve Xenakis
  • Drinking from a Poisoned Chalice : A Portrait of the U.S. Military Commissions at Guantánamo / John G. Baker, Mary E. Spears, Katherine S. Newell
  • Setting Universal Standards for Non-Coercive Interviews and Associated Safeguards / Juan E. Méndez, Andra Nicolescu
  • Afterword : The Corrosive Strategic Legacy of Torture / Alberto Mora

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