Torture : does it make us safer? is it ever OK? : a human rights perspective
by
Roth, Kenneth.
Title
:
Torture : does it make us safer? is it ever OK? : a human rights perspective
Author
:
Roth, Kenneth.
ISBN
:
9781565849716
9781595580573
Publication Information
:
New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c2005.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 218 p. ; 21 cm.
General Note
:
"Published in conjunction with Human Rights Watch."
Contents
:
Introduction / Kenneth Roth -- 1. A history of torture / James Ross -- 2. Moral prohibition at a price / Michael Ignatieff -- 3. Torture and terrorism : painful lessons from Israel / Eitan Felner -- 4. Counterinsurgency and torture : exporting torture tactics from Indochina and Algeria to Lain America / Marie-Monique Robin -- 5. Torture in Latin America / Juan E. Mendez -- 6. Torture : a family affair / Hector Timerman -- 7. Torture spoken here : ending global torture / Minky Worden -- 8. On negotiating with torturers / Nigel Rodley and Amy D. Bernstein -- 9. Sexual violence, torture, and international justice / Cherie Booth --
10. Treating torture victims / Mary R. Fabri -- 11. Banned State Department practices / Tom Malinowski -- 12. The road to Abu Ghraib : torture and impunity in U.S. detention / Reed Brody -- 13. Respecting the Geneva Conventions / John McCain -- 14. Command responsibility for torture / Dinah Pokempner -- 15. Torture in U.S. prisons / Jamie Fellner.16. Justifying torture / Kenneth Roth.
Subject Term
:
Torture.
Human rights.
Added Author
:
Roth, Kenneth.
Worden, Minky.
Bernstein, Amy D.
Added Corporate Author
:
Human Rights Watch (Organization)
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy | Status |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025412905 | 179.7 R845T 2005 | 1 | On-Shelf Student |