The Torture Papers - The Road to Abu Ghraib (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Editors:	Karen J. Greenberg • Joshua L. Dratel
Introduction by:	Anthony Lewis
Dimensions:	285 x 210 x 70mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	1284
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-85324-8
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International humanitarian law
LSN:	0-521-85324-9
Barcode:	9780521853248

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