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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Language: | English en |
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2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3570 |