Jamal Barnes

A Genealogy of the Torture Taboo (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Barnes argues that despite the torture taboo's violation, it still matters, and paradoxically, its strength can be seen by studying its violation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351977739
• Artikelnr.: 48183689

Autorenporträt

Jamal Barnes is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Abolishing Torture
2. The Taboo and the Fear of Regression
3. The Nuremburg Trials and the Universal Declaration
4. Decolonisation and the UN Convention Against Torture
5. The Politics of the Definition of Torture
6. Torture and the "War on Terror"
Conclusion