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Understanding Torture : Law, Violence, and Political Identity.

Parry, John.

Understanding Torture : Law, Violence, and Political Identity. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (329 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Law, Language, and Difference -- 1. Torture and International Law -- 2. The European Law of Torture -- 3. Torture and State Violence in U.S. Law -- 4. Torture, Rights, and the Modern State -- 5. Torture in Modern Democracies -- 6. U.S. Torture at Home and Abroad -- 7. Torture in the War on Terror -- Conclusion: Living with Torture -- Afterword -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.

Legal prohibitions against torture cannot prevent state violence.

9780472021789


Torture (International law).
Torture--United States.
Violence--United States.


Electronic books.

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