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 |
Torture in International Law
Title | Torture in International Law PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 198 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Torture (International law) |
ISBN |
Research Handbook on Torture
Title | Research Handbook on Torture PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm D. Evans |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | 608 |
Release | 2020-12-25 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1788113969 |
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.
Torture and Its Definition In International Law
Title | Torture and Its Definition In International Law PDF eBook |
Author | Professor Metin Baso?lu |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 571 |
Release | 2017-08-15 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0199374643 |
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.
Understanding Torture
Title | Understanding Torture PDF eBook |
Author | John Parry |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | 329 |
Release | 2010-02-16 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 047205077X |
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 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."
Guide to Jurisprudence on Torture and Ill-treatment
Title | Guide to Jurisprudence on Torture and Ill-treatment PDF eBook |
Author | Debra Long |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 54 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
ISBN | 9782970021438 |
4.2 Definition of Torture