Why Not Torture Terrorists? : Moral, Practical And Legal Aspects Of The 'Ticking Bomb' Justification for torture Book

Table of Cases

Table of Treaties and Statutes

List of Abbreviations and General Notes

Introduction

1 Private Morality: Is It Morally Justifiable for an Individual to Torture a Terrorist in Order to Save Many Innocent Lives?

I Part I-Introduction 3

2 The Wider Moral Issue: Do Consequences or 'No Go Areas' Determine What is Ethical in an Extreme Situation? 10

3 Consequentialist Argument for Torturing in a Ticking Bomb Situation 20

4 The Minimal Absolutist Approach I: Anti-absolutism as Morally Untenable 30

5 The Minimal Absolutist Approach II: Arguments for an Absolute Prohibition on Torture 64

6 Part I- Conclusions 89

II Public, Practical Morality: Is It Morally Justifiable for a State to Torture in Order to Save Many Innocent Lives?

7 Part II-Introduction 95

8 Is there a 'Public Morality' that is Distinct from 'Private Morality'? 98

9 'Slippery Slope ' and Other Dangers 111

10 Part II-Conclusions 157

III Legalizing Torture 1-FOUR Models

11 Part III-Introduction 167

12 The Landau Model in Israel 171

13 The 'Torture Warrants' Model 183

14 Israel's High Court of justice Model 200

15 The USA's 'High Value Detainees' Model 223

16 Part III-Conclusions 262

IV Legalizing Torture 2-THREE Issues

17 Part IV-Introduction 269

18 Is it (Internationally) Legal? Is it Torture? 270

19 The 'Defence of Necessity' as Legal Grounds for Torture 304

20 Part IV-Conclusions 339

V Conclusions

21 Conclusions 349

Annex 'The Ticking Bomb' Scenario - a Few Examples 357

Bibliography 365

Index 401