Torture as public policy
Subtitle: restoring U.S. credibility on the world stage
By: James P. Pfiffner.
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781594515088
Subjects: Torture -- United States; Torture -- Government policy -- United States; Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- United States; United States -- Foreign public opinion
Description: Discusses the United States' public policies on torture, examining incidents of torture that occurred during George W. Bush's administration and the philosophical and legal basis used for those policies and practices, and describing the policy changes made by the Obama administration to help the United States regain credibility.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : U.S. detainee policy; title: Policy making on torture; title: Operations : the implementation of policy; title: The logic of torture : moral and behavioral issues; title: Torture and the law; title: Command responsibility.