Torture, Judaism and the Law

The increasing publicity of the United States’ use of torture, domestically and abroad, has sparked a lively debate regarding the American values and laws and permissibility of torture. The Jewish scholarly community has been a vocal part of this debate. This paper begins by providing a concise acco...

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1. VerfasserIn: Barmaki, Reza (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2016
In: International journal of public theology
Jahr: 2016, Band: 10, Heft: 1, Seiten: 28-53
RelBib Classification:BH Judentum
KBQ Nordamerika
NCD Politische Ethik
XA Recht
weitere Schlagwörter:B Judaism Theology Evil Suffering Torture Justice
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Zusammenfassung:The increasing publicity of the United States’ use of torture, domestically and abroad, has sparked a lively debate regarding the American values and laws and permissibility of torture. The Jewish scholarly community has been a vocal part of this debate. This paper begins by providing a concise account of the existing laws regarding torture internationally and in the us. It then highlights the Jewish rabbinic community’s involvement in the debate. It then proceeds to provide an account of torture in Judaism that outlines the existing legalistic and theological understandings of it. It will end by proffering a theological account of torture that is hoped to be novel.
ISSN:1569-7320
Enthält:In: International journal of public theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341427