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Can Torture Be Justified?
Journal of Military Ethics 18 (1):35-47 (2019)
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ABSTRACTTorture requires careful definition, because of the degree to which its definition often entails its moral condemnation. Torture involves the deliberate infliction of pain for coe...Other Versions
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