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- Release Year
- 2017
- Book Title
- Just Violence: Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Pol...
- ISBN
- 9781503601017
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-10
1503601013
ISBN-13
9781503601017
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229077214
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Publication Name
Just Violence : Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Police
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Educational Policy & Reform / General, Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Violence in Society, Political Freedom
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, Education
Series
Stanford Studies in Human Rights Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
2.3 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
10.7 in
Item Width
9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2016-020138
Reviews
"Why does human rights training fail to diminish the use of torture by police? Rachel Wahl's fascinating book argues that police torture is not simply the product of indifference or the legacy of colonial rule but also the moral compass of police themselves as they endeavor to produce security, justice, and order. Just Violence offers an alternative explanation of police violence and the misfit between local conceptions of justice and the general principles of the human rights system. This provocative book offers new insights into human rights education and the enduring tensions between rights and security."--Sally Engle Merry, New York University, "In this compelling book, Rachel Wahl shows how Indian police with human rights training justify torture as a means to protect the rights of victims and the community. Just Violence will resonate widely with academics and practitioners who want to better understand how local cultures vernacularize Western ideas about human rights."--Jack Snyder, Columbia University, "In this compelling book, Rachel Wahl shows how Indian police with human rights training justify torture as a means to protect the rights of victims and the community. Just Violence will resonate widely with academics and practitioners who want to better understand how local cultures vernacularize ideas about human rights."--Jack Snyder, Columbia University
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
364.6/7
Synopsis
Police who engage in torture are condemned by human rights activists, the media, and people across the world who shudder at their brutality. Stark revelations about torture by American forces at places like Guantanamo Bay have stoked a fascination with torture and debates about human rights. Yet despite this interest, the public knows little about the officers who actually commit such violence. How do the police understand what they do? How do their beliefs inform their responses to education and activism against torture? Just Violence reveals the moral perspective of perpetrators and how they respond to human rights efforts. Through interviews with law enforcers in India, Rachel Wahl uncovers the beliefs that motivate officers who use and support torture, and how these beliefs shape their responses to international human rights norms. Although on the surface Indian officers' subversion of human rights may seem to be a case of "local culture" resisting global norms, officers see human rights as in keeping with their religious and cultural traditions--and view Western countries as the primary human rights violators. However, the police do not condemn the United States for violations; on the contrary, for Indian police, Guantanamo Bay justifies torture in New Delhi. This book follows the attempts of human rights workers to both persuade and coerce officers into compliance. As Wahl explains, current human rights strategies can undermine each other, leaving the movement with complex dilemmas regarding whether to work with or against perpetrators., This book examines the beliefs of law enforcement officers who support the use of torture and the implications of these beliefs for officers' responses to human rights activism and education.
LC Classification Number
HV8247
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