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Does Torture Prevention Work?
Richard Carver (Ed.)
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Description for Does Torture Prevention Work?
Paperback. The first systematic analysis of the effectiveness of torture prevention. Editor(s): Carver, Richard; Handley, Lisa. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1176.
In the past three decades, international and regional human rights bodies have developed an ever-lengthening list of measures that states are required to adopt in order to prevent torture. But do any of these mechanisms actually work? This study is the first systematic analysis of the effectiveness of torture prevention. Primary research was conducted in 16 countries, looking at their experience of torture and prevention mechanisms over a 30-year period. Data was analysed using a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques. Prevention measures do work, although some are much more effective than others. ... Read more
In the past three decades, international and regional human rights bodies have developed an ever-lengthening list of measures that states are required to adopt in order to prevent torture. But do any of these mechanisms actually work? This study is the first systematic analysis of the effectiveness of torture prevention. Primary research was conducted in 16 countries, looking at their experience of torture and prevention mechanisms over a 30-year period. Data was analysed using a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques. Prevention measures do work, although some are much more effective than others. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781383308
SKU
V9781781383308
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Ref
99-43
About Richard Carver (Ed.)
Richard Carver is Senior Lecturer in Human Rights and Governance at Oxford Brookes University Lisa Handley is President of Frontier International Consulting and was formerly professor of political science at George Washington University and University of Virginia.
Reviews for Does Torture Prevention Work?
Reviews 'This book is important because it is the first evidence-based feedback on the many efforts of national and international actors in the field of torture prevention. The findings of the research can provide concrete and actionable material for those who work in the field of torture prevention, enabling them to focus on and invest in what works rather ... Read more