Full Description
This volume addresses interrogation and torture at a unique moment. Emerging scientific research reveals non-coercive methods to be the most effective interrogation techniques. And efforts are now being made to integrate this science and practice into international law and global policing initiatives. Contributors present cutting-edge research on non-coercive interrogation techniques and show how this knowledge is brought to bear on the realm of international law. Such advancements have the potential to transform the conversation on interrogation and torture in many disciplines, and the contributions in this edited volume are meant to spark those discussions. Moreover, this book can serve as a guide for policymakers who seek lawful, ethical, human-rights compliant--and the most effective--methods to obtain reliable information from those perceived to pose a threat to public safety. To achieve these aims the editors have brought together highly experienced practitioners and leading scholars in law, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, social science, national security, and government.
Contents
Foreword
Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Table of Cases
Table of Treaties, Resolutions and Other Relevant Documents
Introduction: Legal, Moral and Effective Interrogation
. Steven J. Barela
. Jens David Ohlin
Part I. Identifying Torture
1. Defining Torture and the Obligation of Systematic Review in the CAT Treaty
. Manfred Nowak
. Giuliana Monina
2. Personality Disruption as Mental Torture: The CIA, Interrogational Abuse, and the U.S. Torture Act
. David Luban
. Katherine S. Newell
3. The Field of Torture Today: Ten Years On from Torture and Democracy
. Darius Rejali
Part II. The Emergent Science and Effective Practice of Interrogation
4. The HIG Project: The Road to Scientific Research on Interrogation
. Mark Fallon
. Susan E. Brandon
5. Developing Rapport and Trust in the Interrogative Context: An Empirically-Supported Alternative
. Laure Brimbal
. Colonel Steven M. Kleinman (Ret.)
. Simon Oleszkiewicz
. Christian A. Meissner
6. Investigative Interviewing: From England to Norway and Beyond
. Ray Bull
. o Asbjørn Rachlew
7. Interrogating the Brain: Torture and the Neuroscience of Humane Interrogation
. Shane O'Mara
Part III. Strains on Professionals and Professionalism
8. Professional Standards in the Aftermath of Torture: The Struggles of the American Psychological Association
. Stephen Soldz
. Steven Reisner
9. What Can Be Asked of Interrogators?
. Michael Skerker
10. Beyond Ethics on the Sly: The Behavioral Sciences & National-Security Interrogation
. M. Gregg Bloche
Part IV. Reviewing Legal Efforts to Constrain Torture
11. Cycles of Compulsion: Efficacy and Legality in the History of Israeli Torture Debates and Practice
. Karin Loevy
12. A Qualified Defense of the Obama Administration's Record on Torture
. John T. Parry
13. Unmasking the Challenges: Interrogation and International Law
. Gloria Gaggioli
. Pavle Kilibarda
Part V. A Fresh View on Enduring Moral Debates
14. Torture, Dignity and the Rule of Law
. J.M. Bernstein
15. Justifying Too Much: Utilitarianism as a Moral Theory
. Bob Brecher
16. Reclaiming Bentham on Torture
. Steven J. Barela
Part VI. What is the Future of Interrogation/Interviewing?
17. Preventing Torture: What Works?
. Mark Thomson
. Barbara Bernath
18. Repairing the Damage from Illegal Acts of State: The Costs of Failed Accountability for Torture
. Claire Finkelstein
. Brigadier General Steve Xenakis, M.D.(Ret.)
19. Drinking from a Poisoned Chalice: A Portrait of the U.S. Military Commissions at Guantánamo
. Brigadier General John G. Baker
. Mary E. Spears
. Katherine S. Newell
20. Setting Universal Standards for Non-Coercive Interviews and Associated Safeguards
. Juan E. Méndez
. Andra Nicolescu
Afterword: The Corrosive Strategic Legacy of Torture
Alberto Mora
