RT Book T1 Interrogational Torture in Criminal Proceedings - Reflections on Legal History -, Vol. 1 T2 Rechtspolitisches Forum A1 Krey, Volker A2 Roggenfelder, Thomas A2 Klein, Jan Niklas A2 Staudacher, Peter LA English PP Trier PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] YR 2014 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/165600755X AB Subject of this publication is torture as an interrogational instrument in criminal proceedings from a legal history point of view. Thereby, the author makes a distinction between torturing the accused on the one hand and, on the other hand, torture as an instrument to force a witness’ incriminating testimony against third parties (in German: Zeugenfolter), torture as a means to avert dangers (lifesaving torture), torture as an additional cruelty to the accused’s punishment (in German: Straffolter), and corporal punishment for lying in court. Only the first manifestation, namely torturing the accused intending to extort his confession, is the real subject of this paper. Volume I covers the following historical periods: Code of Hammurabi; Germanic Law; Roman Law; Age of the Kingdom of the Franks; High Middle Ages. K1 Folter K1 Strafe K1 Zeugenaussage K1 Historische Entwicklung K1 Recht K1 Strafverfahren K1 Verhör K1 Vernehmungsfolter K1 Zeugenfolter K1 Straffolter