The ethics of interrogation : professional responsibility in an age of terror /

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Author / Creator:	Lauritzen, Paul.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Political Science and Policy Studies.
Subject:	Torture -- Moral and ethical aspects. Terrorism -- Prevention. Terrorism -- Prevention. Torture -- Moral and ethical aspects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11188414

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ISBN:	9781589019737 1589019733 9781589019720 1589019725
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	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 took prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq who arguably had information about additional attacks. In this volume, ethicist Paul Lauritzen takes on ethi.
Other form:	Print version: Lauritzen, Paul. Ethics of interrogation. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2013 9781589019720

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