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Autore |
Carey Henry F. <1953-> |
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Titolo |
Reaping what you sow [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative examination of torture reform in the United States, France, Argentina, and Israel / / Henry F. Carey |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2011 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024 |
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ISBN |
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979-82-16-00574-2 |
1-283-36454-9 |
9786613364548 |
0-313-36616-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (364 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Torture - Government policy |
Torture - Argentina |
Torture - France |
Torture - Israel |
Torture - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book evaluates the experience of official torture of France in Algeria, as well as recently, the United States since 9/11, Israel against Palestinians, and Argentina during its ""Dirty War"" from 1972 to 1983. |
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While evaluating what information was gained from torture, the book also shows the costs of undertaking this approach to interrogating suspected terrorists. |
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