Global War on Terror: Should Torture Ever Be Permitted?

It is necessary to abolish the barbaric practice of whipping people suspected of having important secrets. People always believed that this interrogation method is useless by harassing people. These poor people say that what goes into their heart is in vain. Whatever they think, they want to believe. In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte said that early in the 18 th century, the French chief found how illful it was. Use pain to gain information.

Is the ultimate goal acceptable? Torture should not be as imaginable as slavery. In principle, since the end of World War II, governments around the world have agreed to prohibit torture even during war and terrorist acts. International treaties on torture and other inhumane and degrading acts are one of the most widely ratified treaties. Supporting these practices is not for the US alone; it is minimal in extreme cases ("torture and necessity principle"). According to a survey of abused prisoners in October 2006 by BCC, more than a third of nine countries believe that torture is allowed to some extent if they can save their lives ("Is that appropriate?"). In addition, two ethical theories were used in discussing whether torture was right or wrong: morality and Utilitarianism ("torture and rights")

There are various opinions as to whether torture should be used in the fight against terrorism. "It is immoral to torture terrorists, but at the same time we must ask." It is immoral not to use any means to protect our innocent citizens.

In the war with terrorism, it is proved that the task of the state obligation and the prohibition of torture related to it. This article focuses on that action as the United States has always been a major country of terrorism warfare. This document attempts to answer the question of whether it is the difficulty of banning torture in the war with terrorism and that it is reasonable to torture in the war with terrorism. 1.3 METHODS AND MATERIALS In order to judge whether interrogation techniques constitute torture, if so, how to prove these skills in the war with terrorism is reasonable. First of all, it is essential to establish a legal definition of torture. Second, we need to decide the relationship between the content of the war with terrorism and the ban on torture. Third, we study various interrogation techniques used in the war against terrorism and judge whether these technologies are reasonable or not.

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