RSOS2950 ¨C Torture, Surveillance and Rights

Course description

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Course content

Starting with philosophical reflections on the nature of torture and surveillance, the course takes you through ethical, historical, legal, and cultural aspects of intelligence gathering practices, with a special focus on torture and surveillance as information- and knowledge-producing strategies in ¡°the war against terror¡±.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

At the end of the course, you will have obtained knowledge of some of the most central questions and positions in contemporary debates about torture and surveillance:

• what is torture and can it ever be morally justified?

• what can we learn about torture and surveillance from the history of the social sciences, criminal justice and warfare?

• what are the l