UID:
almafu_9959238043502883
Format:
1 online resource (xxxiv, 1249 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-521-85322-2
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1-316-08632-1
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0-511-29885-4
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0-511-51112-4
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0-511-10964-4
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9786610416387
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1-280-41638-6
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0-511-19755-1
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0-511-18111-6
Content:
The Torture Papers document the so-called 'torture memos' and reports which US government officials wrote to prepare the way for, and to document, coercive interrogation and torture in Afghanistan, Guantanamo, and Abu Ghraib. These documents present for the first time a compilation of materials that prior to publication have existed only piecemeal in the public domain. The Bush Administration, concerned about the legality of harsh interrogation techniques, understood the need to establish a legally viable argument to justify such procedures. The memos and reports document the systematic attempt of the US Government to prepare the way for torture techniques and coercive interrogation practices, forbidden under international law, with the express intent of evading legal punishment in the aftermath of any discovery of these practices and policies.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; From Fear to Torture; The Legal Narrative; Timeline; Missing Documents; Biographical Sketches; Memoranda; Reports; Sworn Statements; Statements on 16 Jan 2004; The Mikolashek Report; The Schlesinger Report; The Fay-Jones Report; American Bar Association Report to the House of Delegates; Afterword; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-85324-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-511-10995-4
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
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URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511511127
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