Research article
Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system
Dlaczego rozważa się stosowanie tortur – o kolizji fundamentalnych zasad porządku prawnego
Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej, nr 2(7)/2013, s. 63-70
English
Abstract
The article focuses on the dispute about the possibility of legalizing tortures in certain circumstances, that is so-called ‘ticking bomb scenario’ and ‘innocent hostage scenario’. Those cases occurred in reality, thus they triggered a discussion about moral and legal aspects of tortures. The aim of this publication is to reveal that in fact the aforesaid issue is a question of a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system – on the one hand there are dignity and rights of the defendant, but on the other should be mentioned such worths as public security or protecting innocent people’ lives. This publication also describes methods of solving a collision of law’s principles (on the basis of R. Dworkin and R. Alexy recommendations) as well as attempts to propose a specific penal law reaction to a crime of torture committed by a police officer or any other public investigator.
Keywords
- tortures
- collision of principles
- ticking-bomb scenario
- innocent hostage scenario
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Publication information
Issue data
Issue nr 2(7)/2013
- Pages
- 63-70
- Published
How to cite
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Format AFPiFS
P. Przygucki, Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system, „Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej” nr 2(7)/2013, s. 63–70, DOI: 10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63
ACM
[1] Paweł Przygucki. 2013. Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system. AFPiFS 2(7) (2013), 63–70. https://doi.org/10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63
ACS
(1) Przygucki, P. Why Do We Consider a Use of Tortures – a Collision of Fundamental Principles of the Legal System. AFPiFS 2013, No. 2(7), 63–70. https://doi.org/10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63.
APA
Przygucki, P. (2013). Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system. Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej, 2(7), 63–70. https://doi.org/10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63
ABNT
PRZYGUCKI, Paweł. Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system. Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej, n. 2(7), p. 63–70, 2013.
Chicago
Przygucki, Paweł. “Why Do We Consider a Use of Tortures – a Collision of Fundamental Principles of the Legal System.” Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej, no. 2(7) (2013): 63–70. https://doi.org/10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63.
Harvard
Przygucki, P. (2013) “Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system,” Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej, 2(7), pp. 63–70. Available at: https://doi.org/10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63.
IEEE
[1] P. Przygucki, “Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system,” AFPiFS, no. 2(7), pp. 63–70, 2013, doi: 10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63.
MLA
Przygucki, Paweł. “Why Do We Consider a Use of Tortures – a Collision of Fundamental Principles of the Legal System.” Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej, no. 2(7), 2013, pp. 63–70, https://doi.org/10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63.
Turabian
Przygucki, Paweł. “Why Do We Consider a Use of Tortures – a Collision of Fundamental Principles of the Legal System.” Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej, no. 2(7) (2013): 63–70. https://doi.org/10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63.
Vancouver
1. Przygucki P. Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system. AFPiFS. 2013;2(7):63–70. doi:10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63
OSCOLA
Paweł Przygucki, ‘Why do we consider a use of tortures – a collision of fundamental principles of the legal system’ (2013) 2(7) AFPiFS 63 <https://doi.org/10.36280/afpifs.2013.2.63>.