Reaping what you sow a comparative examination of torture reform in the United States, France, Argentina, and Israel /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carey, Henry F., 1953-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2012.
Series:PSI reports (Westport, Conn.)
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Table of 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.