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Basic Documents on Human Rights (Fifth Edition)
edited by Guy Goodwin-Gill, fl. 2014 and Ian Brownlie, 1932-2010 (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006), 1299 page(s)
Contains an unrivalled array of materials invaluable for a thorough study of human rights, providing students with an indispensable resource for research. Provides students with a clear account of the most important human rights instruments adopted by the United Nations and other organizations.
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edited by Guy Goodwin-Gill, fl. 2014 and Ian Brownlie, 1932-2010 (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006), 1299 page(s)
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Contains an unrivalled array of materials invaluable for a thorough study of human rights, providing students with an indispensable resource for research. Provides students with a clear account of the most important human rights instruments adopted by the United Nations and other organizations.
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Global Issues
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Guy Goodwin-Gill, fl. 2014, Ian Brownlie, 1932-2010
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, International justice, International laws, Human rights, Law, Transitional Justice, International Response, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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The Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of the Ottoman Armenians
written by Donald Bloxham, 1973- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2005), 352 page(s)
The Great Game of Genocide addresses the origins, development and aftermath of the Armenian genocide in a wide-ranging reappraisal based on primary and secondary sources from all the major parties involved. Rejecting the determinism of many influential studies, and discarding polemics on all sides, it founds its i...
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written by Donald Bloxham, 1973- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2005), 352 page(s)
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The Great Game of Genocide addresses the origins, development and aftermath of the Armenian genocide in a wide-ranging reappraisal based on primary and secondary sources from all the major parties involved. Rejecting the determinism of many influential studies, and discarding polemics on all sides, it founds its interpretation of the genocide in the interaction between the Ottoman empire in its decades of terminal decline, the self-interested pol...
The Great Game of Genocide addresses the origins, development and aftermath of the Armenian genocide in a wide-ranging reappraisal based on primary and secondary sources from all the major parties involved. Rejecting the determinism of many influential studies, and discarding polemics on all sides, it founds its interpretation of the genocide in the interaction between the Ottoman empire in its decades of terminal decline, the self-interested policies of the European imperial powers, and the agenda of some Armenian nationalists in and beyond Ottoman territory. Particular attention is paid to the international context of the process of ethnic polarization that culminated in the massive destruction of 1912-23, and especially the obliteration of the Armenian community in 1915-16.
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Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
Donald Bloxham, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2005, 2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), International relations, Politics, Nationalism, Ethnic cleansing, Genocide victims, Genocide, World War I, 1914-1918, Armenian Massacre, Ottoman Empire, 1915-1916, Diplomacy, History, Geography, Politics & Policy, International Response, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, Turkish, Armenians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Human Rights Transformed: Positive Rights and Positive Duties
written by Sandra Fredman, fl. 2008 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 286 page(s)
This book moves beyond the artificial boundary between socio-economic and civil and political rights and instead focuses on the positive duties to which all rights give rise. Human rights have traditionally been understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State. This book argues that human...
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written by Sandra Fredman, fl. 2008 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 286 page(s)
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This book moves beyond the artificial boundary between socio-economic and civil and political rights and instead focuses on the positive duties to which all rights give rise. Human rights have traditionally been understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State. This book argues that human rights are based on a far richer view of freedom, going beyond absence of coercion and focusing on the ability to exercise such freedo...
This book moves beyond the artificial boundary between socio-economic and civil and political rights and instead focuses on the positive duties to which all rights give rise. Human rights have traditionally been understood as protecting individual freedom against intrusion by the State. This book argues that human rights are based on a far richer view of freedom, going beyond absence of coercion and focusing on the ability to exercise such freedom. This requires positive action to facilitate freedom, and substantive equality. It also recognizes the essentially social nature of human beings, and the crucial role of social interaction in advancing freedom. Drawing on political theory and social policy, as well as comparative experience from India, South Africa, the European Convention on Human Rights, the EU, US, Canada, and the UK, the book aims to create a theoretical and applied framework for understanding positive human rights duties. The first part focuses on creating an analytic framework for understanding positive duties. Chapter 1 aims to refashion the underlying values of liberty, equality and solidarity to yield the rich understanding of human rights argued for in this book. Chapter 2 focuses on the State, examining the role of positive human rights duties in furthering democracy, and in respect of globalization and privatization. Part II aims to fashion a democratic role for courts as well as examining alternative compliance methods, while Part III applies the analysis to specific rights, firstly equality, and then the traditional socio-economic rights to housing, education, and welfare.
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Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
Sandra Fredman, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Economic, social and cultural rights, Transitional justice, International justice, Democracy, Government policy, Equality, Official government duties, Human rights, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Law, Transitional Justice, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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International Criminal Courts and Tribunals: Sierra Leone, East Timor, Kosovo, and Cambodia
edited by Jann K. Kleffner, fl. 2004, André Nollkaemper, fl. 2004 and Cesare P.R. Romano, fl. 2004, in International Courts and Tribunals Series (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004, originally published 2004), 550 page(s)
In response to the weaknesses of international tribunals and domestic courts in the prosecution of crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, a new generation of "internationalized" criminal courts has been established. This book addresses three active and one putative jurisdiction of this ki...
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edited by Jann K. Kleffner, fl. 2004, André Nollkaemper, fl. 2004 and Cesare P.R. Romano, fl. 2004, in International Courts and Tribunals Series (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004, originally published 2004), 550 page(s)
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In response to the weaknesses of international tribunals and domestic courts in the prosecution of crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, a new generation of "internationalized" criminal courts has been established. This book addresses three active and one putative jurisdiction of this kind in East Timor, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Jann K. Kleffner, fl. 2004, André Nollkaemper, fl. 2004, Cesare P.R. Romano, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Series
International Courts and Tribunals Series
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), Kosovo War (1998-1999), East Timor independence movement (1975 - 1999), Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002), Criminal punishment, Crimes against humanity, War crimes, Transitional justice, Genocide, International courts, International justice, International laws, Courts, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Kosovo War, 1998-1999, Indonesian Occupation of East Tim...
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), Kosovo War (1998-1999), East Timor independence movement (1975 - 1999), Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002), Criminal punishment, Crimes against humanity, War crimes, Transitional justice, Genocide, International courts, International justice, International laws, Courts, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Kosovo War, 1998-1999, Indonesian Occupation of East Timor, December 1975-October 1999, Sierra Leone Civil War, 1991-2002, Law, International Response, Transitional Justice, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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The Making of the Rape of Nanking: History and Memory in Japan, China, and the United States
written by Takashi Yoshida, fl. 2001 (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006), 279 page(s)
In The Making of the "Rape of Nanking" Takashi Yoshida examines how views of the Nanjing Massacre have evolved in history writing and public memory in Japan, China, and the United States. For these nations, the question of how to treat the legacy of Nanjing—whether to deplore it, sanitize it, rationalize it, or...
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written by Takashi Yoshida, fl. 2001 (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006), 279 page(s)
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In The Making of the "Rape of Nanking" Takashi Yoshida examines how views of the Nanjing Massacre have evolved in history writing and public memory in Japan, China, and the United States. For these nations, the question of how to treat the legacy of Nanjing—whether to deplore it, sanitize it, rationalize it, or even ignore it—has aroused passions revolving around ethics, nationality, and historical identity. Drawing on a rich analysis of Chin...
In The Making of the "Rape of Nanking" Takashi Yoshida examines how views of the Nanjing Massacre have evolved in history writing and public memory in Japan, China, and the United States. For these nations, the question of how to treat the legacy of Nanjing—whether to deplore it, sanitize it, rationalize it, or even ignore it—has aroused passions revolving around ethics, nationality, and historical identity. Drawing on a rich analysis of Chinese, Japanese, and American history textbooks and newspapers, Yoshida traces the evolving—and often conflicting—understandings of the Nanjing Massacre, revealing how changing social and political environments have influenced the debate. Yoshida suggests that, from the 1970s on, the dispute over Nanjing has become more lively, more globalized, and immeasurably more intense, due in part to Japanese revisionist history and a renewed emphasis on patriotic education in China.
While today it is easy to assume that the Nanjing Massacre has always been viewed as an emblem of Japan's wartime aggression in China, the image of the "Rape of Nanking" is a much more recent icon in public consciousness. Takashi Yoshida analyzes the process by which the Nanjing Massacre has become an international symbol, and provides a fair and respectful treatment of the politically charged and controversial debate over its history.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
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Non-fiction
Author / Creator
Takashi Yoshida, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Nanking Massacre (1937-1938), War crimes, Historical research and historiography, Cultural identity, Atrocities, Nanking Massacre, 1937-1938, History, International Response, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, Americans, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Massacres and Morality: Mass Atrocities in an Age of Civilian Immunity
written by Alex J. Bellamy, 1975- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 459 page(s)
Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a pe...
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written by Alex J. Bellamy, 1975- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 459 page(s)
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Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a persistent feature of global political life. What is more, the perpetrators have often avoided criticism and punishment. Examining dozens...
Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a persistent feature of global political life. What is more, the perpetrators have often avoided criticism and punishment. Examining dozens of episodes of mass killing perpetrated by states since the French Revolution late eighteenth century, this book attempts to explain this paradox. It studies the role that civilian immunity has played in shaping the behaviour of perpetrators and how international society has responded to mass killing. The book argues that although the world has made impressive progress in legislating against the intentional killing of civilians and in constructing institutions to give meaning to that prohibition, the norm's history in practice suggests that the ascendancy of civilian immunity is both more recent and more fragile than might otherwise be thought. In practice, decisions to violate a norm are shaped by factors relating to the norm and the situation at hand, so too is the manner in which international society and individual states respond to norm violations. Responses to norm violations are not simply matters of normative obligation or calculations of self-interest but are instead guided by a combination of these logics as well as perceptions about the situation at hand, existing relations with the actors involved, and power relations between actors holding different accounts of the situation. Thus, whilst civilian immunity has for the time being prevailed over 'anti-civilian ideologies' which seek to justify mass killing, it remains challenged by these ideologies and its implementation shaped by individual circumstances. As a result, whilst it has become much more difficult for states to get away with mass murder, it is still not entirely impossible for them to do so.
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Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
Alex J. Bellamy, 1975-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Laws and legislation, Government, Cultural norms, State-sponsored violence, Atrocities, Mass killings, History, Law, International Response, Transitional Justice, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Identity
written by Omer Bartov, 1954- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000, originally published 2000), 313 page(s)
This book examines the relationship between total war, state-organized genocide, and the emergence of modern identity. Omer Bartov demonstrates that, in the twentieth century, there have been intimate links between military conflict, mass murder of civilian populations, and the definition and categorization of gro...
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written by Omer Bartov, 1954- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000, originally published 2000), 313 page(s)
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This book examines the relationship between total war, state-organized genocide, and the emergence of modern identity. Omer Bartov demonstrates that, in the twentieth century, there have been intimate links between military conflict, mass murder of civilian populations, and the definition and categorization of groups and individuals. The Holocaust, he argues, can only be understood within the context of the century's predilection to apply systema...
This book examines the relationship between total war, state-organized genocide, and the emergence of modern identity. Omer Bartov demonstrates that, in the twentieth century, there have been intimate links between military conflict, mass murder of civilian populations, and the definition and categorization of groups and individuals. The Holocaust, he argues, can only be understood within the context of the century's predilection to apply systematic and destructive methods to resolve conflicts over identity. His study follows the changing relationships between Jews and non-Jews in France and Germany from the outbreak of World War I to the present. He takes a close look at the glorification of war between 1914-18 and examines the pacifist reaction in interwar France to show how it contributed to a climate of collaboration with dictatorship and mass murder. He also provides detailed analyses of modern apocalyptic visions and pursuits for internal enemies. The book is an important new perspective on some of the most crucial issues of our time.
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Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
Omer Bartov, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Mass killings, Government, Genocide, State-sponsored violence, War, World War II, 1939-1945, World War I, 1914-1918, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Politics & Policy, History, Sociology, Origins, Germans, French, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Human Rights and Non-discrimination in the 'War on Terror'
written by Daniel Moeckli, fl. 2010, in Oxford Monographs in International Law (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 300 page(s)
In the post-September 11th era, liberal democracies face the question of whether, and if so to what extent, they should change the relationship between liberty and security. This book explores how three major liberal democratic states - the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany - have approached this chall...
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written by Daniel Moeckli, fl. 2010, in Oxford Monographs in International Law (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 300 page(s)
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In the post-September 11th era, liberal democracies face the question of whether, and if so to what extent, they should change the relationship between liberty and security. This book explores how three major liberal democratic states - the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany - have approached this challenge by analyzing the human rights impacts of their anti-terrorism laws and practices. The analysis reveals that the most far-reaching...
In the post-September 11th era, liberal democracies face the question of whether, and if so to what extent, they should change the relationship between liberty and security. This book explores how three major liberal democratic states - the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany - have approached this challenge by analyzing the human rights impacts of their anti-terrorism laws and practices. The analysis reveals that the most far-reaching restrictions of liberty have been imposed on minorities: foreign nationals and certain 'racial', ethnic and religious groups.
This disparate treatment raises complex issues concerning the human right to non-discrimination. Differential treatment on the basis of nationality, national origin, 'race' or religion is only compatible with the right to non-discrimination if there are objective and reasonable grounds for it. The author evaluates contemporary anti-terrorism efforts for their compliance with this requirement. Is there, in the context of the current 'war on terror', sufficient justification for applying powers of preventive detention or trial by special tribunal only to foreign nationals? Are law enforcement methods or immigration policies that single out people for special scrutiny based on their national origin, or their ethnic or religious appearance, a suitable and proportionate means of countering terrorism? The concluding part of the book argues that, in the long term, discriminatory anti-terrorism measures will have impacts beyond their original scope and fundamentally reshape ordinary legal regimes and law enforcement methods.
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Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
Daniel Moeckli, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Series
Oxford Monographs in International Law
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, International justice, Law enforcement, Civil defense, Laws and legislation, Liberty, International laws, Terrorism, Racism, Discrimination, Human rights, Global Counter Terrorism, 2001-, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, Law, International Response, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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The Right to Have Rights: Citizenship, Humanity, and International Law
written by Alison Kesby, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 187 page(s)
This book provides the first in-depth examination of the right to have rights in the context of the international protection of human rights. It explores two overarching questions. First, how do different and competing conceptions of the right to have rights shed light on right bearing in the contemporary context,...
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written by Alison Kesby, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 187 page(s)
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This book provides the first in-depth examination of the right to have rights in the context of the international protection of human rights. It explores two overarching questions. First, how do different and competing conceptions of the right to have rights shed light on right bearing in the contemporary context, and in particular on concepts and relationships central to the protection of human rights in public international law? Secondly, given...
This book provides the first in-depth examination of the right to have rights in the context of the international protection of human rights. It explores two overarching questions. First, how do different and competing conceptions of the right to have rights shed light on right bearing in the contemporary context, and in particular on concepts and relationships central to the protection of human rights in public international law? Secondly, given these competing conceptions, how is the right to have rights to be understood in the context of public international law? In the course of the analysis, the author examines the significance and limits of nationality, citizenship, humanity and politics for right bearing, and argues that their complex interrelation points to how the right to have rights might be rearticulated for the purposes of international legal thought and practice.
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Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
Alison Kesby, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Economic, social and cultural rights, Citizenship, Nationality groups, International laws, Human rights, Law, Origins, Transitional Justice, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Torture: A Collection
edited by Sanford Levinson, 1941- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004, originally published 2004), 349 page(s)
Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the world today. Yet recent photographs from Abu Ghraib substantiated claims that the United States and some of its allies are using methods of questioning relating to the war on terrorism that could be described as torture or, at the very least, as inhu...
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edited by Sanford Levinson, 1941- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004, originally published 2004), 349 page(s)
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Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the world today. Yet recent photographs from Abu Ghraib substantiated claims that the United States and some of its allies are using methods of questioning relating to the war on terrorism that could be described as torture or, at the very least, as inhuman and degrading. In terror's wake, the use of such methods, at least under some conditions, has gained some prominent defenders, nota...
Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the world today. Yet recent photographs from Abu Ghraib substantiated claims that the United States and some of its allies are using methods of questioning relating to the war on terrorism that could be described as torture or, at the very least, as inhuman and degrading. In terror's wake, the use of such methods, at least under some conditions, has gained some prominent defenders, notably from within the White House. In this revised edition, Torture: A Collection brings together leading lawyers, political theorists, social scientists, and public intellectuals to debate the advisability of maintaining the absolute ban and to reflect on what it says about our societies if we do--or do not--adhere to it in all circumstances. New to this edition are essays by Charles Krauthammer and Andrew Sullivan on the adoption in 2005 of the McCain Amendment, which explicitly bars the use of torture and other cruel methods of interrogation.
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Global Issues
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Book
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Sanford Levinson, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, International laws, Human rights, Military interrogations, Torture victims, Torture, History, Medicine, Law, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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