Track My Order
Help Centre
1300 187 187
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
An Ethics of Interrogation - Michael Skerker

An Ethics of Interrogation

By: Michael Skerker

Hardcover | 15 May 2010 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Hardcover

$225.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $56.44 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 15 to 25 business days

 

The act of interrogation, and the debate over its use, pervades our culture, whether through fictionalized depictions in movies and television or discussions of real-life interrogations on the news. But despite daily mentions of the practice in the media, there is a lack of informed commentary on its moral implications. Moving beyond the narrow focus on torture that has characterized most work on the subject, An Ethics of Interrogation is the first book to fully address this complex issue.In this important new examination of a controversial subject, Michael Skerker confronts a host of philosophical and legal issues, from the right to privacy and the privilege against compelled self-incrimination to prisoner rights and the legal consequences of different modes of interrogation for both domestic criminal and foreign terror suspects. These topics raise serious questions about the morality of keeping secrets as well as the rights of suspected terrorists and insurgents. Thoughtful consideration of these subjects leads Skerker to specific policy recommendations for law enforcement, military, and intelligence professionals.

Industry Reviews
"No other book can be said to do what this one does, that is, provide a philosophy of interrogation that relies on a right to silence limited by the right to a relatively just legal order. This is sure to start an interesting discussion among philosophers, lawyers, and scholars of criminal justice." - Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of Technology.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-FictionLawJurisprudence & General IssuesLegal Profession in GeneralLegal Ethics & Professional ConductSocial Services & WelfareSocial Welfare & Social ServicesEmergency ServicesPolice & Security ServicesPhilosophyEthics & Moral PhilosophyPolitics & Government
Political Control & FreedomsHuman RightsSocial & Political PhilosophyBusiness & ManagementBusiness Ethics & Social ResponsibilityLaws of Specific JurisdictionsStudy & Revision Guides for LawSociety & Culture

More in Society & Culture

British Vogue : The Biography of an Icon - Julie Summers

British Vogue

The Biography of an Icon

Hardcover

RRP $69.99

$65.50

Ten Myths About Israel - Ilan Pappe

Ten Myths About Israel

Paperback

RRP $22.99

$21.90

The Hebridean Baker : The Scottish Cookbook - Coinneach MacLeod

The Hebridean Baker

The Scottish Cookbook

Hardcover

RRP $55.00

$43.90

20%
OFF
Taylor Swift : A New Era - Katy Sprinkel

Taylor Swift

A New Era

Paperback

RRP $29.99

$28.50

The Great Cosmic Mother : Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth - Monica Sjoo

The Great Cosmic Mother

Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth

Paperback

RRP $56.35

$47.25

16%
OFF
Maps of Meaning : The Architecture of Belief - Jordan B. Peterson

Maps of Meaning

The Architecture of Belief

Paperback

RRP $62.99

$49.95

21%
OFF
Dark Emu : Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture - Bruce Pascoe

Dark Emu

Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture

Paperback

RRP $27.99

$25.25

10%
OFF
Junior Atlas of Indigenous Australia - Macquarie Dictionary

Junior Atlas of Indigenous Australia

Paperback

RRP $39.99

$27.80

30%
OFF

This product is categorised by