The Treatment of Prisoners under International Law
Author:   Nigel Rodley (Professor of Law and Chair, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex; Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee) ,  Matt Pollard (Legal adviser to Amnesty International in London and the Association for the Prevention of Torture in Geneva)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
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9780199693566


Pages:   750
Publication Date:   07 April 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Nigel Rodley (Professor of Law and Chair, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex; Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee) ,  Matt Pollard (Legal adviser to Amnesty International in London and the Association for the Prevention of Torture in Geneva)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.091kg
ISBN:  

9780199693566


ISBN 10:   0199693560
Pages:   750
Publication Date:   07 April 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

General Introduction 1: The Response of the United Nations General Assembly to the Challenge of Torture 2: The Legal Prohibition of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment 3: What Constitutes Torture and Other Ill-Treatment? 4: The Legal Consequences of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment 5: International Mechanisms against Torture and Other Ill-Treatment 6: Extra-legal Executions 7: The Death Penalty 8: Enforced Disappearance of Prisoners: Unacknowledged Detention 9: Conditions of Imprisonment or Detention 10: Corporal Punishment 11: Guarantees against Abuses of the Human Person: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention 12: International Codes of Ethics for Professionals Concluding Reflections Appendices

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Review from previous edition 'splendidly written and researched book' American Society of International Law Newsletter This is a remarkable work, well-written and superbly well-researched. AJ Bullier, Revue de Droit International et de Droit Compare


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Sir Nigel Rodley KBE, PhD is Professor of Law and Chair of the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex. He is an elected member of the UN Human Rights Committee, established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. He is also a Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists. He has taught in North America and the UK. He founded Amnesty International's Legal Office in 1973 and ran it till 1990. He was the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture from 1993 to 2001. His work for Amnesty International and the United Nations allowed him to participate in the development of the field covered by the book. He was knighted in the 1998/1999 New Year's Honours 'for services to human rights and international law'. Matt Pollard is Legal adviser to Amnesty International in London and the Association for the Prevention of Torture in Geneva.

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