Book contents
- The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances
- The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 State of law
- 2 The ticking bomb scenario: origins, usages and the contemporary discourse
- 3 State of exception
- 4 Legal, extra-legal or illegal? The academic debate on the use of torture in exceptional circumstances
- 5 Torture prohibition and the torture debate: moral aspects
- Conclusion
- Select bibliography
- Index
Table of Cases
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2013
- The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances
- The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- 1 State of law
- 2 The ticking bomb scenario: origins, usages and the contemporary discourse
- 3 State of exception
- 4 Legal, extra-legal or illegal? The academic debate on the use of torture in exceptional circumstances
- 5 Torture prohibition and the torture debate: moral aspects
- Conclusion
- Select bibliography
- Index
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- The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances , pp. xv - xviPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013