1. Interrogative Torture is Justified
" The United Nations, similarly, does not approve of torture, claiming in Article Five of their Human Rights declaration that: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.... " A third international statute, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, even classifies torture as a "crime against humanity," punishable by trial at the international court of The Hague. ... The merits of torture must be looked at using utilitarian calculus or cost-benefit analysis. ... Cost-benefit analysis can be found in nature...
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