Torture
TitleTorture
Author
Call number364.67/0001
Object number09610b
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
Year of publication
2017
Physical descriptionpp23-41
MaterialArticle
Series titleThe Stephen S. Weinstein series in post-Holocaust studies
ISBN9780295998466
NotesArticle from the book 'Losing trust in the world : Holocaust scholars confront torture' ' pp23-41
Description
Krondorfer defines the term 'torture' in this essay more narrowly than the UN Conventions against Torture. He sees torture 'as a distinctive and necessary tool delployed in interrogations aimed to support and defend ideological truth'. However, whatever it's aim it is always unacceptable.
