William L d’Ambruoso
Biographic Data
| ID | 5869692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William L d’Ambruoso |
| GIVEN NAMES | William L |
| FAMILY NAME | d’Ambruoso |
| SIGNATURE | D’AMBRUOSO W L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Norms, perverse effects, and torture
If torture is both ethically odious and usually ineffective as an interrogation method, why have states, especially democratic ones, practiced it? This paper develops a theoretical response to this puzzle by extending constructivist understandings of normative effects. I argue that the norm prohibiting torture has the perverse effect of making torture more attractive to some political leaders in two ways: first, the norm attracts those who are lo…
Norms, perverse effects, and torture
If torture is both ethically odious and usually ineffective as an interrogation method, why have states, especially democratic ones, practiced it? This paper develops a theoretical response to this puzzle by extending constructivist understandings of normative effects. I argue that the norm prohibiting torture has the perverse effect of making torture more attractive to some political leaders in two ways: first, the norm attracts those who are lo…
Norms, perverse effects, and torture
If torture is both ethically odious and usually ineffective as an interrogation method, why have states, especially democratic ones, practiced it? This paper develops a theoretical response to this puzzle by extending constructivist understandings of normative effects. I argue that the norm prohibiting torture has the perverse effect of making torture more attractive to some political leaders in two ways: first, the norm attracts those who are lo…
Argument (complex analysis (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Democracy (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (1 works) · Human rights (1 works) · Interrogation (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Law and economics (1 works)