Research handbook on torture :: legal and medical perspectives on prohibition and prevention /: edited by Sir Malcolm D. Evans (Professor, University of Bristol Law School, UK) and Jens Modvig (Director, Health department, DIGNITY - Danish Institute against Torture, Denmark).

Name: Research handbook on torture : legal and medical perspectives on prohibition and prevention / edited by Sir Malcolm D. Evans (Professor, University of Bristol Law School, UK) and Jens Modvig (Director, Health department, DIGNITY - Danish Institute against Torture, Denmark).
ISBN: 9781788113960 (e-book)

Evans, Malcolm D.; Modvig, Jens; Edward Elgar Publishing,

Research handbook on torture : legal and medical perspectives on prohibition and prevention / edited by Sir Malcolm D. Evans (Professor, University of Bristol Law School, UK) and Jens Modvig (Director, Health department, DIGNITY - Danish Institute against Torture, Denmark).

Evans, Malcolm D. (Malcolm David), 1959- editor.; Modvig, Jens editor.; Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

2020

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Research handbook on torture : legal and medical perspectives on prohibition and prevention / edited by Sir Malcolm D. Evans (Professor, University of Bristol Law School, UK) and Jens Modvig (Director, Health department, DIGNITY - Danish Institute against Torture, Denmark).

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Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.

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"This Research Handbook is of great importance in an era where torture, whilst universally condemned, remains endemic. It explores the nature of the international prohibition of torture and the various means and mechanisms which have been put in place by the international community in an attempt to make that prohibition a reality. Edited by Chairs of the UN Committee against Torture and of the Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture, this Research Handbook considers both the legal and medical dimensions of torture, as well as societal and philosophical perspectives. Contributions from experts with personal experience of working with torture victims and survivors in medical, legal and political settings survey practice within the UN and regional human rights systems, international criminal and domestic legal settings, and in medical and rehabilitative contexts. These expert perspectives combine to offer a unique range of insights into the realities of tackling torture in the contemporary world. Critical and timely, the Research Handbook on Torture will prove compulsive reading for students and scholars of human rights. Its practical dimension will also engage practitioners in the field, as well as legal and medical professionals working on torture-related issues"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Evans, Malcolm D. (Malcolm David), 1959- editor.
Modvig, Jens editor.

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Contents: 1. Addressing torture: an introduction / Malcolm Evans and Jens Modvig
2. The ticking bomb scenario: evaluating torture as an interrogation method / Michelle Farrell
3. Effective torture prevention / Richard Carver and Lisa Handley
4. Fragility, states and torture / Tobias Kelly, Steffen Jensen and Morten Koch Andersen
5. An overview of international protection / Moritz Birk and Manfred Nowak
6. Torture and ill treatment: the United Nations Human Rights Committee / Christof Heyns, Carmen Rueda and Daniel du Plessis
7. The committee against torture: implementing the prohibition against torture / Felice Gaer
8. The mandate of the special rapporteur on torture: role, contributions, and impact / Juan E. Méndez and Andra Nicolescu
9. The Council of Europe and the European system / Christine Bicknell
10. The prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the inter-American human rights system: systems, methods and recent trends / Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón
11. Ensuring freedom from torture under the African human rights system / Lawrence Murugu Mute
12. The prevention of torture / Malcolm D Evans
13. International law, crime and torture / Robert Cryer
14. The use of information obtained by torture or other ill-treatment / Matt Pollard
15. Torture and non refoulement / Carla Ferstman
16. Universal and extraterritorial jurisdiction for torture / Lutz Oette
17. Foreign state immunities as a barrier to accessing remedies / Lorna McGregor
18. Torture and international medical ethics standards / Vivienne Nathanson
19. Torture methods and their health impact / José Quiroga and Jens Modvig
20. Psychological torture / Pau Pérez-Sales
21. Medico-legal documentation of torture and ill treatment / Vincent Iacopino
22. Rehabilitation in Article 14 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment / Nora Sveaass, Felice Gaer, and Claudio Grossman
23. Psychological care for torture survivors, their families and communities / Nimisha Patel
24. Treating pain after torture / Kirstine Amris, Lester E Jones and Amanda Williams
25. Perspectives: a series of reflections on the current realities of torture and ill-treatment
(A) Torture in the 21st century: 3 stories, 3 lessons / Yuval Ginbar
(B) Torture today / Tom Porteous (C) Some reflections on torture prevention / Barbara Bernath
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