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Reproductive Freedom, Torture and International Human Rights Challenging the Masculinisation of Torture
By Ronli Sifris
Copyright 2014
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book contributes to a feminist understanding of international human rights by examining restrictions on reproductive freedom through the lens of the right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Ronli Sifris challenges the view that torture only takes place within the traditional paradigm of interrogation, punishment or intimidation of a detainee, arguing... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Overview of the Prohibition of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 3. Severe Pain or Suffering 4. Intentionally 5. Purpose: Discrimination 6. Public Official 7. Powerlessness 8. Lawful Sanctions 9. Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment 10. Torture, Inhuman or Degrating Treatment? 11. Conclusion
Biography
Ronli Sifris is a lecturer in the Law Faculty at Monash University and is an Associate of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law.
