Table of Contents: Torture :

Main Author:	Bagaric, Mirko
Other Authors:	Clarke, Julie,
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2007.
Subjects:	Torture > Moral and ethical aspects. Torture > United States. Political prisoners > Abuse of > United States.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction : overview of the torture debate
2. Torture : reality and legal position
3. The moral status of torture
4. The slippery slope illusion
5. Live-saving torture is a humane practice
6. Torture is effective
7. Torture is not antidemocratic
8. The real divide : where responsibility starts and ends
9. Why the torture debate really matters (and why a "meta analysis" of the torture debate supports our argument)
10. Conclusion : the ends justifies the means.