The Torture Papers

The Road to Abu Ghraib

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

AvKaren J. Greenberg,Joshua L. Dratel,New York) Greenberg, Karen J. (Fordham University,Karen J 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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Utgivningsdatum2005-01-03
Mått210 x 285 x 70 mm
Vikt2 340 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor1 284
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521853248

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'The Torture Papers may well be the most important and damning set of documents exposing U.S. government lawlessness ever published. Each page tells the story of U.S. leaders consciously willing to ignore the fundamental protections that guarantee all of us our humanity. I fear for our future. Read these pages and weep for our country, the rule of law and victims of torture everywhere.' Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights