Reaping what you sow [electronic resource] : a comparative examination of torture reform in the United States, France, Argentina, and Israel / Henry F. Carey.

By: Carey, Henry F, 1953-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: PSI reports (Westport, Conn.)Publication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2012Description: xxi, 339 pISBN: 9780313366161 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Torture -- Government policy | Torture -- United States | Torture -- France | Torture -- Argentina | Torture -- IsraelGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.6/7 LOC classification: HV8593 | .C345 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Torture: the goal of accountability and the world of impunity -- United States: de jure reform with torture lite and rendition -- Israel: soft compliance with judicial oversight of torture-lite -- France: supranational supervision but limited memory battles and accountability -- Argentina: the only case with prosecutions, reparations, and museums -- Spanish inquisition or millennium bombing plot: the value of torture as actionable intelligence, confession, obedience, intimidation, or deterrence? -- The politics of collective memory and torture reform -- Conclusion: two sets of patterns in four states.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Torture: the goal of accountability and the world of impunity -- United States: de jure reform with torture lite and rendition -- Israel: soft compliance with judicial oversight of torture-lite -- France: supranational supervision but limited memory battles and accountability -- Argentina: the only case with prosecutions, reparations, and museums -- Spanish inquisition or millennium bombing plot: the value of torture as actionable intelligence, confession, obedience, intimidation, or deterrence? -- The politics of collective memory and torture reform -- Conclusion: two sets of patterns in four states.

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