Tomiwa Ogunrinde

The Use of Torture in Nigeria's Criminal Justice System. An Essay (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Essay from the year 2021 in the subject Law - Criminal process, Criminology, Law Enforcement, grade: A, University of Ibadan, course: Criminology, language: English, abstract: This essay deals with torture, its effects and negative aspects as well as its situation in Nigeria. Torture is the deliberate act of inflicting severe physical or psychological suffering on someone by another as a punishment or in order to fulfill some desire of the torturer. Reasons for torture can include punishment, revenge, extortion, persuasion, political re-education, deterrence, coercion of the victim or a third party, interrogation to extract information or a confession irrespective of whether it is false, or simply the sadistic gratification of those carrying out or observing the torture. Although torture is sanctioned by some states, it is prohibited under international law and the domestic laws of most countries. Amnesty International estimates that at least 81 world governments currently practice torture, some of them openly.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 11
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783346447913
• Artikelnr.: 62322360

Autorenporträt

Tomiwa Ogunrinde is an outstanding independent academic researcher with more than seven years of expertise. He has assisted undergraduate and postgraduate students with papers, thesis, dissertations, and assignments in fields such as Political Science, Sociology, Journalism, Education, Oil and Gas Management, and others. He enjoys watching movies when he is not working.