1st Edition
Torture as State Crime A Criminological Analysis of the Transnational Institutional Torturer
By Melanie Collard
Copyright 2019
228 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
228 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
228 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Can we understand torture by focusing on the torture chamber or even on the states in which it is practiced, or do we have to consider the wider political context in which it is embedded? This is the central question of this book which explores concepts of state crime for understanding and responding to the indirect use of torture by external nation states.
Drawing on the cooperation between... Read more
Introduction
1. From Algeria to Argentina:Tthe Transfer of 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
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Melanie Collard is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
