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

• Autore: Carey Henry F. <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.6/7
• Soggetto topico: Torture - Government policy; Torture - United States; Torture - France; Torture - Argentina; Torture - Israel
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reaping what you sow
• ISBN: 1-283-36454-9; 9786613364548; 0-313-36616-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458060303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: PSI reports (Westport, Conn.)