Is Torture Ever Justified?
The Answer in International Law Is Categorical: No. as Laid Down in Treaties Such as the Geneva Conventions, the Un Convention Against Torture and the...
The answer in international law is categorical: no. As laid down in treaties such as the Geneva Conventions, the UN Convention against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the ban on torture or any cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment is absolute, even in times of war.
Can the use of torture be justified?
Under international law, torture and other forms of ill-treatment are always illegal. ... Torture can never be justified. It is barbaric and inhumane, and replaces the rule of law with terror. No one is safe when governments allow its use.
Is torture ever morally justified?
Naturally, someone might hold that killing is an absolute moral wrong, i.e., killing anyone – no matter how guilty – is never morally justified. This view is consistent with holding that torture is an absolute moral wrong, i.e. torturing anyone – no matter how guilty – is never morally justified.
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