Interrogation and Torture

Steven J. Barela is a Research and Teaching Fellow at the University of Geneva in the Global Studies Institute and a member of the Law Faculty. He specializes in interdisciplinary scholarship with a monograph on counterterrorism and an edited book on armed drones. Mark Fallon is a national security expert, international security consultant, and counterterrorism specialist. His government service spans more than three decades with positions including NCIS Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism and Senior Executive within the Department of Homeland Security. Gloria Gaggioli is Swiss National Science Foundation Professor at the University of Geneva. She specializes in public international law, and more specifically, international humanitarian law and human rights law. Jens David Ohlin is Vice Dean and Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. He specializes in international law and all aspects of criminal law, including domestic, comparative, and international criminal law.

Foreword
Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Table of Cases
Table of Treaties, Resolutions and Other Relevant Documents

Introduction: Legal, Moral and Effective Interrogation
. Steven J. Barela
. Jens David Ohlin

Part I. Identifying Torture

1. Defining Torture and the Obligation of Systematic Review in the CAT Treaty
. Manfred Nowak
. Giuliana Monina
2. Personality Disruption as Mental Torture: The CIA, Interrogational Abuse, and the U.S. Torture Act
. David Luban
. Katherine S. Newell
3. The Field of Torture Today: Ten Years On from Torture and Democracy
. Darius Rejali

Part II. The Emergent Science and Effective Practice of Interrogation

4. The HIG Project: The Road to Scientific Research on Interrogation
. Mark Fallon
. Susan E. Brandon
5. Developing Rapport and Trust in the Interrogative Context: An Empirically-Supported Alternative
. Laure Brimbal
. Colonel Steven M. Kleinman (Ret.)
. Simon Oleszkiewicz
. Christian A. Meissner
6. Investigative Interviewing: From England to Norway and Beyond
. Ray Bull
. o Asbjørn Rachlew
7. Interrogating the Brain: Torture and the Neuroscience of Humane Interrogation
. Shane O'Mara

Part III. Strains on Professionals and Professionalism

8. Professional Standards in the Aftermath of Torture: The Struggles of the American Psychological Association
. Stephen Soldz
. Steven Reisner
9. What Can Be Asked of Interrogators?
. Michael Skerker
10. Beyond Ethics on the Sly: The Behavioral Sciences & National-Security Interrogation
. M. Gregg Bloche

Part IV. Reviewing Legal Efforts to Constrain Torture

11. Cycles of Compulsion: Efficacy and Legality in the History of Israeli Torture Debates and Practice
. Karin Loevy
12. A Qualified Defense of the Obama Administration's Record on Torture
. John T. Parry
13. Unmasking the Challenges: Interrogation and International Law
. Gloria Gaggioli
. Pavle Kilibarda

Part V. A Fresh View on Enduring Moral Debates

14. Torture, Dignity and the Rule of Law
. J.M. Bernstein
15. Justifying Too Much: Utilitarianism as a Moral Theory
. Bob Brecher
16. Reclaiming Bentham on Torture
. Steven J. Barela

Part VI. What is the Future of Interrogation/Interviewing?

17. Preventing Torture: What Works?
. Mark Thomson
. Barbara Bernath
18. Repairing the Damage from Illegal Acts of State: The Costs of Failed Accountability for Torture
. Claire Finkelstein
. Brigadier General Steve Xenakis, M.D.(Ret.)
19. Drinking from a Poisoned Chalice: A Portrait of the U.S. Military Commissions at Guantánamo
. Brigadier General John G. Baker
. Mary E. Spears
. Katherine S. Newell
20. Setting Universal Standards for Non-Coercive Interviews and Associated Safeguards
. Juan E. Méndez
. Andra Nicolescu

Afterword: The Corrosive Strategic Legacy of Torture
Alberto Mora