The Torture Papers : The Road to Abu Ghraib Hardback
Edited by Karen J. (Fordham University, New York) Greenberg, Joshua L. Dratel
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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.
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- Pages:1284 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:03/01/2005
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- ISBN:9780521853248
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:1284 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:03/01/2005
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- ISBN:9780521853248
