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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the debate on torture. Arguments against torture are presented. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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when the war was first begun, there was a great deal of criticism aimed at the fact that then-United States President George W. Bush flagrantly violated his own countrys Constitution
in declaring war without the approval of Congress. Nearly a decade later, despite declaring "Mission Accomplished" long ago, the American War on Terror continues at an escalated rate, occupying more
international venues and involving more soldiers than ever before. The ongoing war also continues to generate controversies. For example, it was recently revealed that the United States had engaged in
and even condoned acts of torture against suspects detained on suspicion of terror. This position is justified as being necessary to secure the country, and presumably by extension, Western Democracy,
from the threat of terrorism. This paper will explore the legal and ethical arguments against the use of torture in any context. This paragraph helps the student explore the first
argument against torture. One of the obvious and readily cited arguments against the use of torture is that it qualifies as both illegal and immoral. Certainly, the act of torture
is in violation of both US national law, and international law (Head, 2005). Torture is explicitly forbidden in the Geneva Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, and the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights; notably, the United States is a signatory of all three ("Torture", 2007). Moreover, it can be claimed that the practice of torture is in violation
of ethically prescribed moral duties to one another (Head, 2005). These arguments are not reliant upon context, and dismiss any utilitarian argument for torture. Another argument against torture is that
it simply doesnt work. It has been demonstrated on multiple occasions that tortured individuals will issue false information under the stress of torture, just to bring an end to their
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