Torture and the Professions

Luban, David J.

Abstract

Footnotes (63)

Download This Paper | Share | Email |Add to Briefcase

Torture and the Professions

David J. Luban

Georgetown University Law Center

July 1, 2008

Criminal Justice Ethics, No. 2, pp. 58-65, Summer/Fall 2007

Abstract:
This paper examines the roles played by the learned professions in torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment carried out by the United States in the war on terrorism. It takes lawyers, physicians, psychologists, and anthropologists as its case studies. It originated as the keynote speech at the Association of Practical and Professional Ethics annual meeting in 2007.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 11

Keywords: national security, professional ethics, torture, terror

Accepted Paper Series

Download This Paper

Date posted: July 2, 2008

Suggested Citation

Luban, David J., Torture and the Professions (July 1, 2008). Criminal Justice Ethics, No. 2, pp. 58-65, Summer/Fall 2007. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1154189

Contact Information

David J. Luban (Contact Author)

Georgetown University Law Center ( email )

600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States