{"product_id":"torture-9780812249910","title":"Torture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Manfred Nowak's experience as UN Special Rapporteur on Torture; his long and distinguished career in the human rights field; his keen intelligence, compassion, insight, and humanity; and his talent for telling a good story combine to make this an invaluable and indispensable document for anyone interested in human rights, prisoners' rights, or torture. From the first sentence to the last, \u003ci\u003eTorture\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with information and analysis you will not find elsewhere. If you want to understand what causes torture and how to end it, this is the book to read.\" * Jamie Mayerfeld, University of Washington *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTorture\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique book. I do not know of any other UN country or thematic rapporteur that has written about his or her experiences, and his book is most relevant reading for anyone interested in the work of UN human rights organs, particularly the present United Nations Human Rights Council.\" * Cees Flinterman, former director of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I. THE PHENOMENON OF TORTURE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Incomprehensibility of Torture\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Role of a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Independent Investigation of Torture: Methods\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. States' Methods to Impede Objective Investigations\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Are Fact-Finding Missions Dangerous?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Understanding Torture and Ill Treatment\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Inhuman Detention Conditions: Worse than Torture?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Is Corporal Punishment Torture?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Is Capital Punishment Torture?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Are Domestic Violence or Female Genital Mutilation Torture?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Torture in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Why Torture?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. Is There Ever a Justification for Torture?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. George Bush's War on Terror\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. Torture and Enforced Disappearance\u003cbr\u003e PART II. TORTURE IN INDIVIDUAL STATES\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16. Georgia: Plea Bargaining as a Substitute for Torture?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17. Mongolia: Death Penalty as a State Secret\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18. Nepal: \"A Little Bit of Torture Helps\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19. China: Rehabilitation, Reeducation, or Brainwashing?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20. Jordan: General Intelligence as a Cradle of Torture\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21. Austria: The Case of Bakary Jassey\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 22. Paraguay: Excellent Follow-Up\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 23. Nigeria: Notorious Torture Chamber in Lagos\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 24. Togo: Successfully Releasing Detainees\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 25. Sri Lanka: Perfect PR Strategy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 26. Indonesia: Three \"Smoking Guns\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 27. Denmark and Greenland: The Principle of Normalization\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 28. Moldova: Torture in the Form of Trafficking in Women\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 29. Equatorial Guinea: Systematic Torture as Government Policy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 30. Uruguay: Full Cooperation Despite Appalling Detention Conditions\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 31. Kazakhstan: Potemkin Villages\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 32. Jamaica: Structural Violence Instead of Torture\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 33. Papua New Guinea: Traditional Structures Coexist with Globalization\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 34. Greece: The Joint Asylum and Migration Policy of the European Union, Put to the Test\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577540120919,"sku":"9780812249910","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812249910.jpg?v=1746095744","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/torture-9780812249910","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}