Reaping what you sow a comparative examination of torture reform in the United States, France, Argentina, and Israel

Torture: the goal of accountability and the world of impunity -- United States: de jure reform with torture lite and rendition -- Israel: soft compliance with judicial oversight of torture-lite -- France: supranational supervision but limited memory battles and accountability -- Argentina: the only...

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1. Verfasser: Carey, Henry F. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Santa Barbara, Calif. u.a. Praeger c 2012
Schriftenreihe:PSI reports
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Zusammenfassung:Torture: the goal of accountability and the world of impunity -- United States: de jure reform with torture lite and rendition -- Israel: soft compliance with judicial oversight of torture-lite -- France: supranational supervision but limited memory battles and accountability -- Argentina: the only case with prosecutions, reparations, and museums -- Spanish inquisition or millennium bombing plot: the value of torture as actionable intelligence, confession, obedience, intimidation, or deterrence? -- The politics of collective memory and torture reform -- Conclusion: two sets of patterns in four states.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XXI, 339 S.
ISBN:9780313366161
978-0-313-36616-1
9780313366154
978-0-313-36615-4