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jrubin

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on: Jun 19, 2018
What rights, if any, should terrorists captured by a government have?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Identify a situation in which torture of a prisoner would be justified by Alan Dershowitz.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


courtney_bruh

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Should those rights
be the same as or different from regular soldiers from an enemy force? Should those
rights be the same as or different from ordinary criminals captured by a government?
Explain your conclusions.



Answer to Question 2

How would David Luban critique that justification? Would you agree with Dershowitz or
Luban? Explain why.



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