Suchergebnisse

International legal framework on torture / Juan E. Méndez -- The role and responsibilities of health professionals involved in the care of those in detention / Jørgen L. Thomsen -- Standards applicable in the prevention of torture in places of detention / Jonathan Beynon -- Healthcare for those in detention / Michael Levy -- Psychological assessment and documentation of torture in detention / Nimisha Patel -- Assessment of physical evidence of torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment during visits to places of detention / Jason Payne-James, Jonathan Beynon, and Duarte Nuno Vieira -- Radiology in the documentation of torture and ill-treatment / Hermann Vogel -- Management of hunger strikes in detention / Hernán Reyes -- Legal aspects of detention in military detention / Kirsty Sutherland and Peter Glenser -- Sexual assault in detention / Jason Payne-James -- Children in detention / Peter Green -- Investigation of ill-treatment during detention / Hernán Reyes -- Investigation of deaths in custody / Marc Bollman, Morris Tidball-Binz, Bernice Elger, and Patrice Mangin -- The Istanbul Protocol : development, practical application, and future directions / Vincent Iacopino -- Dilemmas for healthcare professionals involved in the care of detainees / Máximo Alberto Duque Piedrahíta -- Solitary confinement : current concerns and proposed protections / Sharon Shalev

Reviews over two dozen coercion-based practices, including human sacrifice, genocide, war, terrorism, revolution, political murder, riots, homicide, imprisonment, capital punishment, torture, religious persecution, slavery, debt bondage, and taxation. Examples and data are drawn from all over the world, including ancient Rome, medieval Japan, early modern England, revolutionary Russia, and four centuries of American history. Payne concludes that the long-run tendency in societies is for the use of force to decline