Understanding torture : law, violence, and political identity

Understanding torture : law, violence, and political identity / John T. Parry.

Prohibiting torture will not end it. In Understanding Torture, John T. Parry explains that torture is already a normal part of the state coercive apparatus. Torture is about dominating the victim for a variety of purposes, including public order; control of racial, ethnic, and religious minorities;...

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Main Author: Parry, John T., 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Torture (International law)
Torture > United States.
Violence > United States.
LAW > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Torture
Violence
Folter
Recht
United States
USA
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Table of Contents:
  • Torture and international law
  • The European law of torture
  • Torture and state violence in U.S. law
  • Torture, rights, and the modern state
  • Torture in modern democracies
  • U.S. torture at home and abroad
  • Torture in the War on Terror.

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