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Criminal Confessions and Torture: Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in Talmudic and Modern Law

Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe
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As terror threats loom, we face difficult choices regarding torture and force in our justice system. How do U.S. and Jewish law approach these tough questions? In this lecture, Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe will address issues involving police and judicial applications of duress. What are acceptable and unacceptable uses of threatened consequences? Where does Jewish law stand on the admissibility of self-incrimination and evidence acquired under duress, and how do we deal with “Ticking Bomb” scenarios?
 

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Scholars: Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe
Video title: Criminal Confessions and Torture: Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in Talmudic and Modern Law
Category: Jewish Law
Series: Contemporary Issues
Views: 3204
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