Torture, Necessity, and the Union of Law & Philosophy

Ferzan, Kimberly

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Torture, Necessity, and the Union of Law & Philosophy

Kimberly Kessler Ferzan

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - School of Law - Camden

Rutgers Law Journal Vol. 36, No. 1, 2004

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This brief essay critiques the torture memoranda's use of the necessity defense from the perspectives of criminal law doctrine, criminal law theory, and moral philosophy.

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Keywords: torture, necessity

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Date posted: April 8, 2008

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Ferzan, Kimberly Kessler, Torture, Necessity, and the Union of Law & Philosophy. Rutgers Law Journal Vol. 36, No. 1, 2004. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1116696

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