ONE. Tales of Terrorism and Torture: The Soft Vengeance of Justice

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I. A Triumph over Torture, Told by a Survivor
6. ONE. Tales of Terrorism and Torture: The Soft Vengeance of Justice 21
7. PART II. Psychological Perspectives on Torture
8. CHAPTER 2. The Many Faces of Torture: A Psychological Perspective 43
9. CHAPTER 3. Stoic Equanimity in the Face of Torture 70
10. CHAPTER 4. Gender Performance Requirements of the US Military in the War on Islamic Terrorism 87
11. PART III. Torture in Historical Context
12. CHAPTER 5. The Fragility of Evidence: Torture in Ancient Rome 105
13. CHAPTER 6. US Torture of Prisoners of War in Historical Perspective: The Role of Delegitimization 120
14. CHAPTER 7. Police Interrogation and Coercion in Domestic American History: Lessons for the War on Terror 146
15. PART IV. The Ethics of Torture
16. CHAPTER 8. The Ticking Bomb Hypothetical 177
17. CHAPTER 9. Torture and Method in Moral Philosophy 195
18. CHAPTER 10. Torture, Self- Defense, and Fighting Dirty 219
19. CHAPTER 11. Torture as Unjust Means of War: To Squelch the Sirens’ Singing 231
20. PART V. Torture in US Law and Policy
21. CHAPTER 12. Torture and Positive Law: Jurisprudence for the White House 257
22. CHAPTER 13. In Defense of Lawfare: The Value of Litigation in Challenging Torture 294
23. CHAPTER 14. Tortured Prosecutions: Holding Private Military Contractors Accountable 320
24. CONTRIBUTORS 345
25. INDEX 347