Torturing terrorists: Exploring the limits of law, human rights and academic freedom
- Submitting institution
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University of the West of England, Bristol
- Unit of assessment
- 18 - Law
- Output identifier
- 1122538
- Type
- A - Authored book
- DOI
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10.4324/9780203083345
- Publisher
- Routledge
- ISBN
- 9780415671620
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- In this book Rumney provides an objective account of arguments both for and against the use of state torture against terrorists, a highly controversial topic. In 224 pages he methodologically engages with the strengths and weaknesses of each argument, even though very little scholarship is available to support the use of torture. His investigation, which he undertook over several years, is based on a thorough engagement with empirical evidence, policy and principles relevant to the debate. The author approaches the topic from a moral, philosophical and legal perspective. As a result, a wide range of primary and secondary were used.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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