Torture and Its Definition In International Law
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23544170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Basoğlu Metin, Metin Bagc |
| Editors | Metin Basoglu (former Head of the Section of Trauma Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Kings College London) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 672 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Torture and Its Definition in International Law (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressNew York (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/med/9780199374625.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W3145851391 |
| ISBN | 9780199374625 |
| Open Library | OL28643142M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to the definition of torture by a group of prominent scholars of behavioral sciences, international law, human rights, and public health with internationally recognized expertise and authority in their field. It brings together behavioral science and international law perspectives on torture in an effort to promote a sound theory- and empirical evidence-based legal understanding of torture. The book consists of four parts. The behavioral science perspective in Part I includes a learning theory formulation of torture, which points to “helplessness under the control of others” as a defining element of torture. This formulation entails a contextual/cumulative approach in assessment of “pain or suffering” induced by ill-treatments and a “risk-based” approach in assessment of individual cases to avoid the problem of circularity in a case-by-case approach. Also reviewed are the definitional implications of this formulation for ill-treatments in different contexts, such as domestic violence and adverse conditions of penal confinement. Part II consists of four chapters that present international law perspectives on the definition of torture and highlight the increasingly broader coverage of ill-treatments in contexts beyond official custody. Part III consists of chapters that provide an account of the US experience with torture in the aftermath of 9/11 and discuss definitional issues around “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Part IV consists of a concluding chapter (by the editor) that addresses the comments by international law scholars on the behavioral science perspective on torture and reviews the points of agreement and disagreement between behavioral science and international law perspectives.
Criminology · Human rights · International law · Political science · Torture · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law · Human Rights Abuses · Legislation & jurisprudence · Torture (International law)
Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement
The United Nations Convention Against Torture and its Optional Protocol
Cruelty and Corpo-reality
Self-isolation as torture
The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Human Rights
Understanding and Preventing Torture
A Zemiology of Torturous Violence and the Limits of Law
| Citations per year | 0.78 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |