{"product_id":"inhuman-states-9780745617220","title":"Inhuman States","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable, first-hand account of the experiences of international inspectors who visited the police stations, prisons, psychiatric institutions of many countries in Europe including the UK, Spain, Turkey, and France.   A vivid depiction of how the inspectors worked, the major problems they encountered and the resulting improvements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This remarkable book bears astonishing witness to the widespread persistence of torture and institutional cruelty in today's Europe. It is a chilling and moving account by a widely acclaimed legal scholar and moral authority figure.\" \u003ci\u003eRichard Falk, Princeton University\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Sober, brief, altogether convincing ... it is full of fascinating information and insights.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The author is a visionary of the kind that Europe sorely needs to penetrate xenophobic and nationalistic mistrust which can in turn lead to state secrecy and ultimately abuse. \u003ci\u003eInhuman States\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting and sometimes chilling read ... this is a thoughtful book liberally sprinkled with classical and academic references, but it is not academic in nature.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Civil Liberties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An accessible and compelling story ... harrowing experiences of which [Cassese] has here given so moving an account.\" \u003ci\u003eInternational and Comparative Law Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"This ... elegantly written volume is an excellent translation of a book that appeared in Italian in 1994. This is a moving and highly readable account of the dilemmas of being an internationally sanctioned human rights monitor with limited powers, confronted by a deep-rooted tradition of torture and abuse of detainees that is still remarkably commonplace throughout Europe.\" \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of International Law\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e1. A Revolutionary Step.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Blue Berets of Human Rights?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Firemen or Specialists in Preventive Medicine?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Into the Breach: Inspectors in Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. What is Human, Inhuman or Degrading?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. On Torture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Common Criminals and Terrorists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Policemen, Prison Warders and Magistrates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. A Few Concluding Observations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404345319767,"sku":"9780745617220","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/inhuman-states-9780745617220","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}