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Human Rights: Torture

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International Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism

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Several aspects of torture are considered in the following chapter. The first section “Definitions of Torture” presents several definitions of torture. In the second section, “The History of Torture,” a brief history of torture in Europe illuminates the role torture has historically played in the legal system. In the third and fourth sections, “Moral and Legal Permissibility” and “The Ticking-Bomb Scenario,” a survey of some of the recent arguments for and against torture is offered. The final section, “Torture and Interrogation,” discusses the evidence surrounding the (in)effectiveness of torture.

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  1. Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, USA

    J. Jeremy Wisnewski

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  1. Department of Sociology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

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  2. School of Social Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Stephen Hoadley

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Wisnewski, J.J. (2019). Human Rights: Torture. In: Shor, E., Hoadley, S. (eds) International Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism. International Human Rights. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4181-5_14

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