The Ethics of Interrogation: Professional Responsibility in an Age of Terror - Paperback

by Paul Lauritzen (Author), Paul Lauritzen (Contribution by)

Can harsh interrogation techniques and torture ever be morally justified for a nation at war or under the threat of imminent attack? In this volume, Lauritzen takes on ethical debates about counterterrorism techniques that are increasingly central to US foreign policy in the aftermath of 9/11 and discusses the impact for the future of interrogation.

Author Biography

Paul Lauritzen is a professor of religious ethics and former director of the Program of Applied Ethics at John Carroll University in Cleveland. He is the author or editor of four books, including Medicine and the Ethics of Care (Georgetown, 2001) and has published extensively on issues in bioethics, human rights, and religious ethics. He is the past coeditor of the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics and is currently an associate editor with the Journal of Religious Ethics.