The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances
Title | The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances PDF eBook |
Author | Michelle Farrell |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 295 |
Release | 2013-08-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107292476 |
Can torture be justified in exceptional circumstances? In this timely work, Michelle Farrell asks how and why this question has become such a central debate. She argues that the ticking bomb scenario is a fiction which blinds us to the reality of torture and investigates what it is that that scenario fails to represent. Farrell aims to reframe how we think about torture, and critically reflects on the historical and contemporary approaches to its use in exceptional situations. She demonstrates how torture, from its use in Algeria to the 'War on Terror', has been misrepresented, and appraises the legalist, extra-legalist and absolutist assessments of exception to the torture prohibition. Employing Giorgio Agamben's theory of the state of exception as a foil, Farrell deconstructs these approaches and goes on to propose her own theory of exceptional torture.
The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances
Title | The Prohibition of Torture in Exceptional Circumstances PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Michelle Farrell |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781107294073 |
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--National University of Ireland Galway, 2011, under title: On torture.
Peremptory Norms of General International Law (Jus Cogens) and the Prohibition of Terrorism
Title | Peremptory Norms of General International Law (Jus Cogens) and the Prohibition of Terrorism PDF eBook |
Author | Aniel Caro de Beer |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 302 |
Release | 2019-02-19 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004391541 |
In Peremptory Norms of International Law and Terrorism (Jus Cogens) and the Prohibition of Terrorism, Aniel de Beer evaluates the role of peremptory norms of international law or jus cogens in the fight against terrorism.
Shaping Rights in the ECHR
Title | Shaping Rights in the ECHR PDF eBook |
Author | Eva Brems |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 379 |
Release | 2014-01-23 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107729696 |
In fundamental rights adjudication, a court first has to determine whether the interest at stake falls within the scope of the fundamental right invoked. Whether or not an individual interest falls within the scope or ambit of one of the fundamental rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights determines whether or not the European Court of Human Rights can decide on the merits of a case. This volume brings together a variety of legal scholars in order to examine the scope of fundamental rights. Topics range from the nature of human rights and the real or imagined risk of rights inflation to theories of positive obligations and social and economic rights. It contains contributions of a theoretical nature as well as analytical overviews of the ECtHR's approach. In addition, comparisons are made with domestic, EU and international law.
The United Nations Convention Against Torture
Title | The United Nations Convention Against Torture PDF eBook |
Author | H. Danelius |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 283 |
Release | 2021-09-27 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004478302 |
Torture in international law : a guide to jurisprudence
Title | Torture in international law : a guide to jurisprudence PDF eBook |
Author | Association pour la prévention de la torture (Genève) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 198 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Torture (International law) |
ISBN | 9782940337279 |
The United Nations Convention Against Torture and Its Optional Protocol
Title | The United Nations Convention Against Torture and Its Optional Protocol PDF eBook |
Author | Manfred Nowak |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 1361 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0198846177 |
"Published with the support of Austrian Science Fund (FWF): PUB 644-G."