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Waterboarding: An Unnecessary Evil?

Year: 2018

Type: preprint

Abstract: This article looks at the necessity defence to torture. The article firstly aims to demonstrate that waterboarding does in fact constitute torture under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The second aim of the article is to demonstrate that the ticking time bomb argument is nothing more than a malevolent self-fulfilling prophecy.

Source: SSRN Electronic Journal

Authors: Sangwani Patrick Ng’ambi, Humphrey Mulemba, Kapiji Mulemba

Institutions: University of Zambia, Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection

Language: English

Topic: Torture, Ethics, and Law

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3159052061

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