HUMAN 1B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: United States Senate Select Committee On Intelligence, Black Operation, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
20 Apr 2016
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Dirty war a term referring to black ops, killing, kidnapping, drone strikes. Describe the process of argentina when the govn"t killed their own people and refined human rights. Jus in bello = principles in relation to military conduct. A person"s face is covered with a rag and water is poured to produce a drowning effect. The goal is to have the person respond what the torturer wants. Dunking someone in a bathtub to the point they"re drowning. The infliction of severe bodily pain, as punishment or a means of persuasion. Any act by which severe pain or suffering is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining information. Pain is inflicted to provide information, to compel the person to respond in a particular way. Justifies an action based on a extreme position. Limited legal permissibility permitted in certain cases (dershowitz) Limited moral acceptability acceptable but illegal, and thus no warrants.
