In the case of regarding the torture of others by susan sontag, susan makes multiple claims that can all be summed up by one general claim. The goal is to explore on many levels how this behavior can apparently be so easily adopted within a group structure. Prohibition and punishment of torture and other forms of illtreatment there is an absolute ban on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and outrages upon personal dignityunder international humanitarian law ihl and international human rights law ihrl. While the torture elicited a confession, it did not provide any information that could save lives or otherwise help american intelligence. She takes a strong position on defending the prisoners and uses powerful words to back her. In her first section sontag talks about the power that.
Regarding the pain of others photographs we feel the same things. What others have to say about this report this report is very significant, first for documenting the awful abuses of human rights continuing. Regarding the torture of others andrew lazarow a claim is. She thinks that montaigne and montesquieu, both of them protoliberals, were the first politi. The admissibility of evidence obtained by torture under. One of the survivors the justice initiative has worked with, alexander gerasimov, a construction worker from.
Declaration on the protection of all persons from being. Condemns the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment as interrogation devices and calls upon the u. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment adopted by general assembly resolution 3452 xxx of 9 december 1975 article 1 1. Torture, enhanced interrogations, and the role of psychologists. Apr 27, 2009 in this lesson, students will research the recent history of torture in the u. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by general assembly resolution 3946 of 10 december 1984 entry into force 26 june 1987, in accordance with article 27 1 the states parties to this convention. Others have suggested that torture was not meant to be a normal military practice but was only authorized within the context of a highly secretive special operations program designed to kill or capture and interrogate highvalue targets in war on. We demonstrate that torture is a specic intent crime under u. Torture, american style places those crimes in historical context, undermining the claims of president bush and many others that what transpired at abu ghraib was an aberration. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, adopted by the general assembly on 9 december 1975, desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world, have agreed as follows. Sarah kavanagh, the new york times learning network. The photographs are us, but they are everyone else, too. Andrew lazarow 9809 a claim is an assertion that can be found in most essays.
Apparently, criminal behavior resulting in torture of others is not only an individual trait, but also something that can evolve within someone who normally would be resistant to such an activity, given the right conditions. Torture, american style historians against the war. Vernon foley 2012 the author, susan sontag, uses this tragic record of events to explore the power of imagery to tell a story that words cannot bring to light. Going one step further and explaining the severe threat that high stress levels pose to the autonomic nervous system and basic gastrointestinal and circulatory system functioning, dr. Having experienced the pain of torture, these brave individuals are determined that others should not go through the same thing.
The torture myth not only presumes that information will be elicited, but also makes strong. Why not everyone is a torturer by oliver behrensdorff essay. The phenomenon of torture readings and commentary, and. Regarding the pain of others is a meditative analysis of the iconography of suffering. Sontag regarding the pain of others free pdf file sharing. It is only in relatively modern times, shklar thinks, that we have come to put cruelty firstthat is, regard it as the most vicious of all vices. They will try to make you feel isolated from the world you wont listen to the news, you wont read newspapers.
Others are so little able to suffer that they prefer to lie rather than to endure the question, and hence it happens that they make confessions of different kinds, and they not only implicate themselves, but others as well. One of the survivors the justice initiative has worked with, alexander gerasimov, a construction worker from kazakhstan, was tortured by the police in 2007. Dershowitz advocates for a torture warrant model of legalized torture where a judge may issue a legal warrant for the torture of an individual in order to extract information in emergency circumstances. Christopher durang turns political humor upside down with this raucous and provocative satire about americas growing homeland insecurity. A summary of regarding the torture of others seize the future. But when he speaks about criminal law and procedures of justice, subjects he has spent his career on, we should listen, particularly these. Sontag is critical of the bush administration for their desire to limit a publicrelations disaster rather than deal with the complex crimes of. Often many times every day, in fact we wish to find out what others think.
Thesis paper jeffrey sawyer torture and its consequences in. Torture and the ethics of photographya semantic scholar. Usually, the practitioner remains in such a contorted position and is so immobilized that he must depend on others to help him eat, go to the toilet, and. Getting away with torture 2 following four senior officialsformer president george w. Torture methods can be selected to maximize changes to personality, core beliefs, and the ability to trust others while minimizing physical scars and other obvious evidence of maltreatment. Those staking out positions that torture of the nonmaiming variety, euphemized as torture lite might be necessary and, thus, legitimate under exceptional circumstances the protorture consequentialists referenced the past unaverted death. The photographs are us, but they are everyone else. Oct 17, 2012 a summary of regarding the torture of others by. Abuse is a broad nonlegal term, referring to any misuse of power.
This study guide consists of approximately 21 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of regarding the pain of others. Jun 25, 2015 having experienced the pain of torture, these brave individuals are determined that others should not go through the same thing. Regarding the torture of others, new york times, may 23, 2004, i v. Some of them are very tight and cut into wrists and ankles, some are selftightening, some have spikes, and so on. Regarding the torture of others summary suzanne churchill. The use of torture and cruel and inhuman treatment in interrogations of detainees in us custody has been welldocumented by physicians for human rights phr and others. Public intellectual and controversial essayist susan sontag published her last essay, regarding the torture of others, in the may 23, 2004, edition of the new york times magazine. Regarding the torture of others andrew lazarow a claim. The reticence about torture, that is, goes deeper than legal caution alone, since torture offends our very deepest relational protocols. Why torture is wrong, and the people who love them tells the story of a young woman suddenly in crisis. Sontag, regarding the torture of others the new york. She argues that photographs determine how important conflicts are judged and remembered.
The essay discussed the recentlyreleased photographs of torture at abu ghraib prison in iraq, the bush administrations response, and the power of photography to shape ideas and. Wright wrt 105 6 september 2009 regarding the torture of others summary regarding the torture of others, a powerful piece written by susan sontag, focuses on the horrific pictures taken by american soldiers in the abu ghraib prison. Why torture is wrong, and the people who love them synopsis the story. May 23, 2004 susan sontag, regarding the torture of others, new york times, may 23 2004. This pdf may not be placed on any website or other. Crelinsten university of ottawa, canada abstract this article argues that torture is made possible, despite almost universal condemnation in legal codes, by the construction of a closed world that permits the use of torture against speci. But if tortured, slaves were considered to have sufficient reason to tell the truthto end thetorture. Documenting the crime of torture in the middle east monitor.
Again, slightlyyyyy longer than one minute but it was a really interesting. Similarly, the administration condemned the torture and mistreatment of prisoners at abu ghraib prison, attributing abuses there to the actions of a few bad apples carter 2004. Feb 20, 2015 a quick summary of regarding the torture of others by susan sontag which was included in cupcakes and kalashnikovs. These pictures, taken by american soldiers, on the surface tell a story of torture of those that. Liberalism, torture, and the ticking bomb important than cruelty. Depending on circumstance, we might occupy different strategies for. The police then apply a great deal of force to pull the two hands toward one another and handcuff the two hands together.
Some argue that terrorists are rational actors 26, while others argue that. Declaring a war against terror, the united states has detained foreign nationals suspected of terrorist activities and has interrogated them at various locations outside the united states. Regarding the torture of others susan sontag summary. Common chronic health effects of psychological torture include posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd, anxiety, and depression. For a long time at least six decades photographs have laid down the tracks of how important conflicts. But those certainly are dead children, and that undoubtedly is the section of a house. February 7, 2002 memo regarding the applicability of the geneva conventions to alqaeda and. It can take many forms, such as verbal maltreatment, injury, assault or other violations of power. Slaves were expected to lie if questioned openly, particularly if they feared punishment from their master. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The terminology of torture throughout this article, the term torture is used as a n umbrella term to refer to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, or more literally, from nails hammered into the. As far as the effectiveness of the torture, arars experience is directly at odds with the myth in this way as well. A handbook for lawyers the project was managed by adv. She spent in sarajevo much of the time between early 1993 and 1996 and was made an honorary citizen of the city.
Regarding the pain of others in susan sontag and alfredo jaar. Including action, sports, girls, puzzle, multiplayer and free games. Regarding the torture of others summary remy lundy mrs. The behavior in the pictures is the very nature of the. Defining torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or. The essay discussed the recentlyreleased photographs of torture at abu ghraib prison in iraq, the bush administrations response, and the power of photography to. Others viewed this as continued denial and failure to be accountable.
Torture and the pain of others open society foundations. Susan sontag publishes last essay jewish womens archive. This mornings collection contains the photograph of what might be a mans body, or a womans. Washingtons muchneeded credibility as a proponent of human rights was damaged by the torture revelations and will be further. Efrat bergman sapir, who was the lead author of this handbook. Here is one of the definitions of torture contained in a convention to which the united states is a signatory. Significant writing and analysis were also provided by dr rachel stroumsa and adv. Susan sontag, regarding the torture of others, new york times, may 23 2004. This brief collection shows that abu ghraib is not only consistent with u. I have friends who dismiss him on the grounds of politeness alone. A quick summary of regarding the torture of others by susan sontag which was included in cupcakes and kalashnikovs. The admissibility of evidence obtained by torture under international law tobias thienel abstract the article presents a survey of the international legal issues raised by the use of evidence obtained by torture, which concern not only the procedural right to a fair trial, but also play a part in protection from the abhorrence of torture itself. Regarding the torture of others the new york times. A summary of regarding the torture of others seize the.
Abu ghraib through the lens of paul scheurings the exp. Readings and commentary is a compilation of excerpts taken from an array of books and articles written by philosophers, political theorists, legal scholars, psychologists, victims of torture, and others, and examines experiences of torture all across the world. Torture mmethods used oon ffalun ggong ppractitioners. But when he speaks about criminal law and procedures of justice, subjects he has spent his career on, we should listen, particularly these days. Susan sontag essay offers her reflections on torture of iraqi prisoners by americans at abu ghraib, and the photographs that have appeared of. Bush, vice president dick cheney, defense secretary donald rumsfeld, and cia director george tenet. You should believe and remember, however, that your friends, family and teammates and many others are doing their best effort to end your torture and to work for your immediate. Seeing images of far away atrocities, sontag asserts, is a quintessentially modern experience. In this lesson, students will research the recent history of torture in the u.
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