Torture, secrecy, and democracy : balancing security and publicity in republicanism

Debates about the use of torture in order to protect democracy have become increasingly prevalent in the wake of September 11, 2001 and the war on terror. This thesis examines pro-torture arguments based on considerations of national security. Recently these arguments have had the most traction when...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shepherd, Meaghan
Other Authors: Holder, Cindy L.
Format: Others
Language:English
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Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3570