Torture In International Law A Guide To Jurisprudence

Author : Association pour la prévention de la torture (Genève)
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ISBN 13 : 9782940337279
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Torture in international law : a guide to jurisprudence written by Association pour la prévention de la torture (Genève) and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 198 pages
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Download or read book Torture in International Law written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Malcolm D. Evans
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788113969
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Torture written by Malcolm D. Evans and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-25 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Research Handbook is of great importance in an era where torture, whilst universally condemned, remains endemic. It explores the nature of the international prohibition of torture and the various means and mechanisms which have been put in place by the international community in an attempt to make that prohibition a reality.

Author : Professor Metin Baso?lu
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199374643
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Torture and Its Definition In International Law written by Professor Metin Baso?lu and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : John Parry
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 047205077X
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Torture written by John Parry and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Manfred Nowak
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198846177
Total Pages : 1361 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United Nations Convention Against Torture and Its Optional Protocol written by Manfred Nowak and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 1361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Published with the support of Austrian Science Fund (FWF): PUB 644-G."

Author : Nigel Rodley
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199215073
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Treatment of Prisoners Under International Law written by Nigel Rodley and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with a specialized area of international law relating to prisoners, especially as regards the worst abuses to which they may be subject, such as torture, enforced disappearance and summary or arbitrary executions.

Author : Debra Long
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782970021438
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Jurisprudence on Torture and Ill-treatment written by Debra Long and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4.2 Definition of Torture

Author : Steven Dewulf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781780680217
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Signature of Evil written by Steven Dewulf and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Signature of Evil, the notion of torture in international law is explored with the intention of discovering the precise meaning of this most infamous, and yet still very prevalent, practice. By digesting a wealth of international legal sources - and combining this with personal field research and a look at the historical, philosophical, cultural, political, and social background of torture's use and abolition - this book's first ambition is to define the term. This leads to an extensive and impressive overview in which torture's constituent elements are carefully identified, thoroughly and meticulously scrutinized, and critically evaluated. On the basis of this synthesis and analysis - in which all possible uncertainties, problems, and evolutions are highlighted and discussed - a redefinition is proposed, which does not shy away from setting foot on new terrain and trying what might be revolutionary roads. Some thought provoking ideas are suggested - and at times controversial choices are made - but all this is done in order to attain one all-important goal: enhancing torture's absolute and non-derogable prohibition, as well as strengthening the international legal framework against unlawful abuse. On May 4, 2012 the Prof. Giuseppe Ciardi Foundation awarded its 2012 scientific prize to Steven Dewulf for his book The Signature of Evil. The Ciardi Prize is awarded annually to a substantial and original study dealing with military law, law of war or any matter connected with or related to the aforementioned.

Author : Andrea Carcano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789004468696
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Upholding the Prohibition of Torture written by Andrea Carcano and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the right of any individual not to be subjected to torture. Although almost universally prohibited, torture still manifests itself in the conduct of several States around the world, including Member States of the Council of Europe. The European Court of Human Rights has, since its inception, entered numerous findings of torture. Mindful of the urgency of the effectiveness of the international legal prohibition of torture, this book examines and critically appraises the practice of the European Court on torture. Through the analysis of leading cases and the legal issues ensuing from them, the book explores the contribution of the European Court to the clarification of the applicable law, illustrating developments of legal significance, exploring some still contentious issues, and stressing the several achievements as well as some still questionable outcomes. The volume offers knowledge and analytical tools to students and researchers, but also to lawyers and practitioners as it collects in a single volume significant portions of jurisprudence distilled from what are often lengthy and detailed judgments, followed by a reflection on the legal issues arising in a specific case or common to a number of them.