Torture and Enhanced Interrogation: A Reference Handbook
byChristina Ann-Marie DiEdoardo is a historian and criminal defense attorney in San Francisco, CA.
20200229
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 392 |
Topics | Abu Ghraib;CIA;Cold War;Criminal Court;Geneva Conventions;Guantanamo Bay;Hague Conventions;September 11, 2001;Trial by Ordeal;Trial by Combat;Current Events and Issues: Law and Crime;Military History: Genocide and War Crimes |
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A comprehensive look at torture, this book explains where we are as a society with regard to use, how we got here, and where the state of thought on it may be in the future.
Torture and Enhanced Interrogation: A Reference Handbook begins with an overview of the history of torture, beginning in Ancient Greece and continuing to Guantanamo Bay and beyond. After grounding the reader in the historical fundamentals, the work goes on to examine the key controversies that surround the use of torture, including but not limited to whether it should be used at all as an aid to interrogation or to procure testimony. Then, the book presents the views of several outside contributors with personal experience or special expertise in the area.
The book achieves a balance of profiles of those persons and organizations that have played a role in the development of our understanding of torture, a data and documents section, and an annotated bibliography for future research, as well as an event timeline and glossary of key terms. This volume is aims to present facts in as objective a way as possible while providing readers with the resources they need for further study.
- Exposes the main myths about torture and its use
- Provides readers with a solid foundation in the topic
- Discusses the likely future of torture in the US and elsewhere
- Reflects the author's expertise in the form of informed and nuanced perspectives essays
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Torture and Enhanced Interrogation: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): DiEdoardo, Christina;Contributors: DiEdoardo, Christina;Abstract:A comprehensive look at torture, this book explains where we are as a society with regard to use, how we got here, and where the state of thought on it may be in the future.
Torture and Enhanced Interrogation: A Reference Handbook begins with an overview of the history of torture, beginning in Ancient Greece and continuing to Guantanamo Bay and beyond. After grounding the reader in the historical fundamentals, the work goes on to examine the key controversies that surround the use of torture, including but not limited to whether it should be used at all as an aid to interrogation or to procure testimony. Then, the book presents the views of several outside contributors with personal experience or special expertise in the area.
The book achieves a balance of profiles of those persons and organizations that have played a role in the development of our understanding of torture, a data and documents section, and an annotated bibliography for future research, as well as an event timeline and glossary of key terms. This volume is aims to present facts in as objective a way as possible while providing readers with the resources they need for further study.
- Exposes the main myths about torture and its use
- Provides readers with a solid foundation in the topic
- Discusses the likely future of torture in the US and elsewhere
- Reflects the author's expertise in the form of informed and nuanced perspectives essays
SortTitle: torture and enhanced interrogation: a reference handbookAuthor Info:Christina Ann-Marie DiEdoardoauthorChristina Ann-Marie DiEdoardo is a historian and criminal defense attorney in San Francisco, CA.
eISBN-13: 9781440862281Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440862281.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440862274Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 392Publication Date: 20200229Series: Contemporary World Issues- Cover Cover11
- Title v6
- Copyright vi7
- Contents vii8
- Preface xiii14
- 1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY 322
- Introduction 322
- Ancient Greece 423
- The Roman Republic 524
- Western Europe 726
- The United States 1332
- World War II 1635
- The United Nations 2039
- Algeria 2140
- Modern Greece 2342
- Ireland and the U.K. 2645
- The United States in the Civil Rights Era 2746
- American Use of Torture Abroad 3049
- Researching Torture 3251
- Banning Torture 3756
- South America 3857
- The Convention against Torture 4160
- U.S. Reaction to the Convention against Torture 4362
- The War Crimes Act of 1996 4463
- 9/11 and America's Response 4564
- Abu Ghraib 5372
- The Obama Administration 5675
- Chelsea Manning and WikiLeaks 5776
- The Future of Torture 6079
- References 6180
- 2 PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, SOLUTIONS 7796
- 3 PERSPECTIVES 123142
- Seeking Freedom and Justice: A Survivor's Story 124143
- Torture Survivors as Policy Advocates 127146
- Torture Is Never Legal 132151
- These Are the Facts about Torture 137156
- The CIA's Global Counterterrorism Torture Program, 2001—2009 142161
- Human Trafficking and Terrorist Groups 148167
- My True Direction 155174
- Systematically Stripped of Dignity 159178
- 4 PROFILES 165184
- Gerry Adams 165184
- Philip Agee 168187
- Amnesty International 172191
- Cesare Beccaria 175194
- Jay Bybee 178197
- Felix Dzerzhinsky 181200
- Lynndie England 184203
- Gina Haspel 187206
- Donald O. Hebb 190209
- Innocent IV 194213
- Omar Khadr 197216
- Pieter (Peter) H. Kooijmans 200219
- Chelsea Manning 204223
- Juan E. Méndez 207226
- Alberto J. Mora 210229
- David A. Passaro 215234
- Donald H. Rumsfeld 217236
- Alfredo "Scap" Scappaticci 222241
- George Wickersham 225244
- John Yoo 228247
- References 232251
- 5 DATA AND DOCUMENTS 255274
- Data 255274
- Documents 257276
- Assize of Clarendon (1156) 257276
- Heinrich Himmler's Memo on the Third Degree (June 12, 1942) 262281
- Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (November 4, 1950) 263282
- CIA Report on Using Torture to Induce Assassination (January 22, 1954) 266285
- CIA Counterintelligence Manual (1963) 268287
- Convention against Torture (December 10, 1984) 273292
- U.S. Senate Ratification of the Convention against Torture (October 27, 1990) 278297
- Memo from John Yoo to William Haynes (January 9, 2002) 281300
- Memo from Jay Bybee to Alberto Gonzales (August 1, 2002) 284303
- Executive Order 13491: Ensuring Lawful Interrogations (January 22, 2009) 287306
- 6 RESOURCES 293312
- Research Strategies 293312
- The Freedom of Information Act 293312
- Congressional and Federal Government Reports 295314
- U.S. National Archives 296315
- State Government Reports 297316
- United Nations Documents 297316
- Canadian Government Documents 297316
- British Government Documents 300319
- The Internet Archive/Wayback Machine 301320
- Specific Sources 302321
- Academic Journals 302321
- Governmental and United Nations Reports 303322
- Nongovernmental Organizations 309328
- Testimony from Torture Survivors 311330
- The Interrogators 313332
- Torture in the United States and Canada 314333
- Torture by United States and Canadian Personnel Abroad (or with Their Cooperation) 319338
- Torture in Europe, Africa, and Asia 328347
- Studies on Torture 332351
- Treaties and UN Resolutions 337356
- 7 CHRONOLOGY 341360
- Glossary 357376
- Index 361380
- About the Author 367386