02948nam 2200673 a 450 991045806030332120200520144314.01-283-36454-997866133645480-313-36616-0(CKB)2550000000075785(EBL)820310(OCoLC)762775684(SSID)ssj0000555386(PQKBManifestationID)12242714(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555386(PQKBWorkID)10519294(PQKB)10263758(MiAaPQ)EBC820310(Au-PeEL)EBL820310(CaPaEBR)ebr10521123(CaONFJC)MIL336454(EXLCZ)99255000000007578520110623d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReaping what you sow[electronic resource] a comparative examination of torture reform in the United States, France, Argentina, and Israel /Henry F. CareySanta Barbara, Calif. Praegerc20121 online resource (364 p.)PSI reportsDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-36615-2 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. 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. While evaluating what information was gained from torture, the book also shows the costs of undertaking this approach to interrogating suspected terrorists. PSI reports (Westport, Conn.)TortureGovernment policyTortureUnited StatesTortureFranceTortureArgentinaTortureIsraelElectronic books.TortureGovernment policy.TortureTortureTortureTorture364.6/7Carey Henry F.1953-296936MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458060303321Reaping what you sow1913750UNINA