Torture As State Crime - A Criminological Analysis of the Transnational Institutional Torturer

Informationen zum Autor Melanie Collard is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Hertfordshire, UK. Zusammenfassung Drawing on the cooperation between France and Argentina, this book explores the transnational institutionalisation of torture and offers a detailed examination of the exportation of torture techniques and training expertise as complicity in torture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, 1. From Algeria to Argentina and the Transfer of the French Savoir-Faire in the Making of Official Torturers, 2. Torture Perpetrators’ Levels of Complicity: An Analytical Review of the Literature, 3. France’s Military Relationship with Argentina: the Transfer of an Ideology that Justifies Torture, 4. Continuing Education: The Implementation of the French Savoir-Faire during the Argentine Dirty War, Conclusion

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• Authors: Melanie Collard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138210059
• ISBN: 978-1-138-21005-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Crimes of the Powerful
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Regional Studies, Legal aspects of criminology, Regional / International studies, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Hispanic & Latino Studies, Armed Conflict, Criminology: legal aspects