Torture and torturous violence: transcending definitional of torture

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"There is growing acknowledgement that torture is too narrowly defined in law, and that psychological and/or sexualised violence against women is not adequately recognized as torture. Clearly conceptualising torturous violence, this book offers scholars and practitioners critical reflections on...

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Main Author: Canning, Victoria (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol Bristol University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
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Keywords:
Torture > Law and legislation
Sex crimes > Law and legislation
Psychological abuse > Law and legislation
Women > Violence against
Women - Violence against
Sex crimes - Law and legislation
Psychological abuse - Law and legislation
Torture - Law and legislation
Folter > Gesetz > Definition > Sexualisierte Gewalt > Gewalt > Frau
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Summary:"There is growing acknowledgement that torture is too narrowly defined in law, and that psychological and/or sexualised violence against women is not adequately recognized as torture. Clearly conceptualising torturous violence, this book offers scholars and practitioners critical reflections on how torture is defined and the implications that narrow definitions may have on survivors. Drawing on over a decade of research and interviews with psychologists, practitioners and women seeking asylum, it sets out the implications of the social silencing of torture, and torturous violence specifically. It invites us to consider alternative ways to understand and address the impacts of physical, sexualized and psychological abuses"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 186 Seiten) Diagramme
ISBN:9781529218442
9781529218459
DOI:10.51952/9781529218459