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
Steven J. Barela is a Research and Teaching Fellow at the
University of Geneva in the Global Studies Institute and a member
of the Law Faculty. He specializes in interdisciplinary scholarship
with a monograph on counterterrorism and an edited book on armed
drones.
Mark Fallon is a national security expert, international security
consultant, and counterterrorism specialist. His government service
spans more than three decades with positions including NCIS Deputy
Assistant Director for Counterterrorism and Senior Executive within
the Department of Homeland Security.
Gloria Gaggioli is Swiss National Science Foundation Professor at
the University of Geneva. She specializes in public international
law, and more specifically, international humanitarian law and
human rights law.
Jens David Ohlin is Vice Dean and Professor of Law at Cornell Law
School. He specializes in international law and all aspects of
criminal law, including domestic, comparative, and international
criminal law.
"Interrogation and Torture is an important step in the right
direction." -- Marie Steinbrecher, Human Rights Review
"Interrogation and Torture is a crucial and compelling contribution
to the global fight against torture, arriving at a time when the
acceptance of torture-incredibly-seems to be on the rise in some
important quarters. Among the remarkable contingent of 36
contributors from 14 different countries, you will notably find the
current, and two former, UN Special Rapporteurs on Torture. And
perhaps most significantly, I believe this invaluable book can
help
build a historic bridge between the human rights and law
enforcement communities. Sometimes assumed to be adversarial, this
book proves that their logics are remarkably similar when it comes
to effective
interrogation." -- Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for
Human Rights, United Nations OHCHR
"Criminal investigators are the purveyors of truth-the core
objective of any interview or interrogation. The talented team of
contributions in this book provide unprecedented clarity on this
matter to those seeking to protect national security and the public
safety. In doing so they offer sound guidance to improve the
practice of obtaining accurate and reliable information, ensuring
that those who employ the methods adhere to a code of ethics,
integrity, and
the law." -- David Brant, Former Director of the U.S. Naval
Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
"The chapters found in this genuine page-turner offer valuable
programs of action: the science presented by researchers and
practitioners plainly guides us toward rapport-based interrogation
because of its efficacy; international law experts call for a
standard-setting instrument for non-coercive interviews; military
professionals warn of grave strategic consequences for torture
policy; and psychologists propose a Truth Commission to rescue
their profession.
Citizen readers of this book will become informed of significant
developments on interrogation crucial to public policy, and the
ultimate implementation of these insights will depend on self-aware
and
inquiring patriots." -- Jean Maria Arrigo, Social Psychologist,
Recipient of the 2015 AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and
Responsibility
"Of special interest here to practitioners are the chapters on the
science behind what really produces reliable information-and why
torture extracts only lies and faulty memories. If knowledge is a
light, it is one this book lifts high, showing us the way home over
dark and troubled waters." -- Lt. Col. Douglas A. Pryer, US Army
(Ret.)
"We have been in space, we can make the blind see, and we save our
photos in clouds, but we don't stop torture. We know torture is
illegal and immoral, and now the emergent science shows it to be
ineffective. Interrogation and Torture takes you through a dim and
scary landscape, but the guides-the contributors to the
volume-navigate well. The darker it is, the clearer they see. I
strongly recommend this book-it's out of the ordinary; it's about
life and death."
-- Pär Anders Granhag, Professor of Psychology, University of
Gothenburg
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