Liberalism, torture, and global constitutionalism

Torture continues to be practised around the world, despite numerous prohibitions against it. How can it be limited if not halted? In this chapter, I argue that global constitutionalism provides one way for limiting the practice of torture. Rather than relying solely on laws or rules, a constitution...

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Autor principal: Lang, Anthony F. 1968- (Autor)
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Publicado: 2023
En: Contesting torture
Año: 2023, Páginas: 265-282
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