Torture Power And Law
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Torture Power And Law
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Author : David Luban
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-04
Torture Power And Law written by David Luban and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-04 with Law categories.
David Luban analyzes the torture debate in the struggle against terrorism from a sophisticated philosophical and legal perspective.
Transnational Torture
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Author : Jinee Lokaneeta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Transnational Torture written by Jinee Lokaneeta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with India categories.
Torturing Terrorists
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Author : Philip N.S. Rumney
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-11-13
Torturing Terrorists written by Philip N.S. Rumney and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-13 with Social Science categories.
This book considers the theoretical, policy and empirical arguments relevant to the debate concerning the legalisation of interrogational torture. Torturing Terrorists examines, as part of a consequentialist analysis, the nature and impact of torture and the implications of its legal regulation on individuals, institutions and wider society. In making an argument against the use of torture, the book engages in a wide ranging interdisciplinary analysis of the arguments and claims that are put forward by the proponents and opponents of legalised torture. This book examines the ticking bomb hypothetical and explains how the component parts of the hypothetical are expansively interpreted in theory and practice. It also considers the effectiveness of torture in producing ‘ticking bomb’ and ‘infrastructure’ intelligence and examines the use of interrogational torture and coercion by state officials in Northern Ireland, Algeria, Israel, and as part of the CIA’s ‘High Value Detainee’ interrogation programme. As part of an empirical slippery slope argument, this book examines the difficulties in drafting the text of a torture statute; the difficulties of controlling the use of interrogational torture and problems such a law could create for state officials and wider society. Finally, it critically evaluates suggestions that debating the legalisation of torture is dangerous and should be avoided. The book will be of interest to students and academics of criminology, law, sociology and philosophy, as well as the general reader.
Understanding Torture
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Author : John Parry
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2010-02-16
Understanding Torture written by John Parry and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-16 with Law categories.
Torture is about dominating the victim for a variety of purposes, including public order; control of racial, ethnic, and religious minorities; and, domination for the sake of domination. This title explains that torture is already a normal part of the state coercive apparatus.
The Power And Purpose Of International Law
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Author : Mary Ellen O'Connell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Power And Purpose Of International Law written by Mary Ellen O'Connell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with International law categories.
This text provides an explanation of the role of international law in today's world, and shows why there are no acceptable arguments to justify the use of torture and secret prisons, or to support the notion of a 'global battlefield'.
The Torture Debate In America
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Author : Karen J. Greenberg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-11-21
The Torture Debate In America written by Karen J. Greenberg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-21 with Law categories.
As a result of the work assembling the documents, memoranda, and reports that constitute the material in The Torture Papers the question of the rationale behind the Bush administration's decision to condone the use of coercive interrogation techniques in the interrogation of detainees suspected of terrorist connections was raised. The condoned use of torture in any society is questionable but its use by the United States, a liberal democracy that champions human rights and is a party to international conventions forbidding torture, has sparked an intense debate within America. The Torture Debate in America captures these arguments with essays from individuals in different discipines. This volume is divided into two sections with essays covering all sides of the argument from those who embrace absolute prohibition of torture to those who see it as a viable option in the war on terror and with documents complementing the essays.
State Violence And The Execution Of Law
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Author : Joseph Pugliese
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013
State Violence And The Execution Of Law written by Joseph Pugliese and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Law categories.
State Violence and the Execution of Law examines how law plays a fundamental role in enabling state violence and, specifically, torture, secret imprisonment, and killing-at-a-distance.
Torture In International Law A Guide To Jurisprudence
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Author : Association pour la prévention de la torture (Genève)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Torture In International Law A Guide To Jurisprudence written by Association pour la prévention de la torture (Genève) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Torture (International law) categories.
Torture And Its Definition In International Law
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Author : Professor Metin Baso?lu
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-15
Torture And Its Definition In International Law written by Professor Metin Baso?lu and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-15 with Medical categories.
This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to definition of torture by bringing together behavioral science and international law perspectives on torture. It is a collaborative effort by a group of prominent scholars of behavioral sciences, international law, human rights, and public health with internationally recognized expertise and authority in their field. It represents a first ever attempt to explore the scientific basis of legal understanding of torture and inform international law on various definitional issues by proposing a sound theory- and empirical-evidence-based psychological formulation of torture. Drawing on scientific evidence from the editor's 30 years of systematic research on torture, it proposes a learning theory formulation of torture based on the concept of helplessness under the control of others and offers an assessment methodology that can reduce the element of subjectivity in legal judgments in individual cases. It also demonstrates how this formulation can help understand the nature and severity of ill-treatments in different contexts, such as domestic violence and adverse conditions of penal confinement. Through a learning theory analysis of "enhanced interrogation techniques," it demonstrates not only why these techniques constitute torture but also how they help us understand the contextual defining characteristic of torture in general. The proposed formulation implies a broader concept of torture than previously understood, provides scientific and moral justification for the evolving trends in international law towards a broader coverage of ill-treatments in contexts beyond official custody and points to new directions of expansion of the concept. With a focus on the concepts of shame and humiliation and their evolutionary origin, the book explains why inhuman or degrading treatments can cause as much pain or suffering as physical torture. Although treatment issues are not covered, the book sheds light on potentially effective treatment approaches by offering important insights into psychology of torture.
The Transformation Of The Prohibition Of Torture In International Law
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Author : Lutz Oette
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-06-04
The Transformation Of The Prohibition Of Torture In International Law written by Lutz Oette and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-04 with Law categories.
The prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment has a special status. It is the foremost international human rights norm protecting persons from attacks on their dignity and integrity. Consequently, it has been at the forefront of a series of developments in international human rights law and international law more broadly. Having withstood sustained challenges to its absolute nature in the 'war on terror', it has broadened its scope of application, becoming more sophisticated and complex in the process. The prohibition of torture increasingly interacts with other fields of human rights law, such as non-discrimination law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and international migration law. The Transformation of the Prohibition of Torture in International Law analyses the nature and significance of this transformation and looks into the scope of the prohibition's further evolution. Empirical scholarship, innovative human rights body practice, and challenges from activists, particularly from the Global South, have focused on the relational nature of torture and other ill-treatment, its embeddedness in wider structures of power, and the role of international law in legitimizing-if not facilitating-widespread suffering, from mass incarceration to poverty and climate change. This analysis reveals an inherent tension in the prohibition between a conventional, narrow focus on direct State violence and a wide lens encompassing myriad forms of suffering. To retain its validity and effectiveness in the twenty-first century, argues Lutz Oette, the prohibition on torture must navigate this tension and successfully address and transform abusive power asymmetries.