Abstract
A summary of the history of the crime of torture and of its present status in international criminal law. The author argues that the UN ad hoc international criminal tribunals have defined torture so broadly that it has come to mean nothing more than cruel treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Oxford Companion to International Criminal Justice |
| Editors | Antonio Cassese |
| Place of Publication | UK |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 537-538 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199238316 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- torture
- rape
- ICTY
- war crimes
- crimes against humanity
- cruel treatment