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Reaping what you sow [electronic resource] : a comparative examination of torture reform in the United States, France, Argentina, and Israel / Henry F. Carey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: PSI reports (Westport, Conn.)Publication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2012.Description: xxi, 339 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 364.6/7 23
LOC classification:
  • HV8593 .C345 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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