The Geneva Conventions rules only apply to "prisoners of war.... The merits of torture must be looked at using utilitarian calculus or cost-benefit analysis. ... If cost-benefit analysis and utilitarian calculus is so pervasive that it is even drawn from our psychological biology, and can be found in the very confines of the wild, this of course then shirks the argument that aggression in the form of "torture" can be considered "inhumane.... Some claim that it is an unspoken rule that is understood in human nature – that if you run with a certain crowd, you are aware ...

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The Geneva Conventions rules only apply to "prisoners of war.... The merits of torture must be looked at using utilitarian calculus or cost-benefit analysis. ... If cost-benefit analysis and utilitarian calculus is so pervasive that it is even drawn from our psychological biology, and can be found in the very confines of the wild, this of course then shirks the argument that aggression in the form of "torture" can be considered "inhumane.... Some claim that it is an unspoken rule that is understood in human nature – that if you run with a certain crowd, you are aware ...

• Word Count: 1327
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the abiding shadow of total war, and in the midst of a global hypertechnological economy, the inexorable dictates of interdependence have radically redefined mainstream power. ... The indictment of sitting heads of state, such as Slobodan Milosevic, became a defining moment for the rule of law in its most stark sense, embodying the proposition-captured in the Nuremberg Judgment's aphorism-that "[c]rimes against international law are committed by men, not by abstract entities, and only by punishing individuals who commit such crimes can the provisions of international law be enforced."2...

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He described the principles of utilitarianism with the phrase, "calculus of happiness," which explains whether actions are deemed either good or bad, while considering many variables such as duration, likelihood, and intensity (Mautner). ... Providing a moral thought process for the average person or individual holding a power in office, which will lead to the best decision being made from a utilitarian point of view. ... Utilitarianism provides the solution with the greatest utility, but often tied to great moral difficulty, while the theory of natural rights provides a set of mora...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate