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Author : Leonard Arthur Parry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008408083
Author : George Ryley Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Torture
ISBN : UIUC:30112004055361
Author : Simon Webb
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1526751488
There is an ancient and quite baseless myth that the use of torture has never been legal in Britain. This old wives' tale arose because torture had been neither endorsed nor forbidden by either statute or common law. In other words; the law has, until the late twentieth century, never had anything to say on the subject. In fact, torture, inflicted both as punishment and as an aid to interrogation, has been a constant and recurring feature of British life; from the beginning of the country's recorded history, until well into the twentieth century. Even as late as 1976, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the British Army was guilty of the systematic torture of suspected terrorists. In 'A History of Torture in Britain' Simon Webb traces the terrible story of the deliberate use of pain on prisoners in Britain and its overseas possessions. Beginning with the medieval trial by ordeal, which entailed carrying a red-hot iron bar in your bare hand for a certain distance, through to the stretching on the rack of political prisoners and the mutilation of those found guilty of sedition; the evidence clearly shows that Britain has relied heavily upon torture, both at home and abroad, for almost the whole of its history. This sweeping and authoritative account of a grisly and distasteful subject is likely to become the definitive history of the judicial infliction of pain in Britain and its Empire.
Author : John H. Langbein
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226922614
In Torture and the Law of Proof John H. Langbein explores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times until well into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, Langbein's book, first published in 1977, remains the definitive account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture in their routine criminal procedures, and how they eventually worked themselves free of it. The book has recently taken on an eerie relevance as a consequence of controversial American and British interrogation practices in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. In a new introduction, Langbein contrasts the "new" law of torture with the older European law and offers some pointed lessons about the difficulty of reconciling coercion with accurate investigation. Embellished with fascinating illustrations of torture devices taken from an eighteenth-century criminal code, this crisply written account will engage all those interested in torture's remarkable grip on European legal history.
Author : William Andrews
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781626365179
“The brank may be described simply as an iron framework; which was placed on the head, closing it in a kind of cage; it had in front a plate of iron, which, either sharpened or covered with spikes, was so situated as to be placed in the mouth of the victim, and if she attempted to move her tongue in any way whatever, it was certain to be shockingly injured. She thus suffered for telling her mind to some petty tyrant in office, or speaking plainly to a wrong-doer, or for taking to task a lazy, and perhaps a drunken husband.“ Dive into the macabre history of England and Old Europe in this treasure chest of historical punishments. In the pages of Medieval Punishments are punishments from a less enlightened period, creating a thoroughly researched historical document that sheds light on the evolution of society and how humans have maintained social order and addressed crime. In a town called Newcastle-on-Tyne, a drunkard cloak was a barrel that offenders were made to wear. In Anglo-Saxon times, each town was required to build stocks to hold breakers of the peace. To the Romans, beheading was considered the most honorable of deaths. It’s these details that make Medieval Punishments a compelling read for social historians and important component of human history.
Author : Brian Innes
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781908273956
The History of Torture tells the complete story of torture, from its earliest uses right up to the present day, from the tools and techniques used, to the campaigns to abolish its use.
Author : David Jardine
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021087769
This legal treatise, first published in the 19th century, provides a detailed analysis of the use of torture in English criminal law prior to the 17th century. The author argues that torture was used more frequently and systematically than is commonly believed, and that it was often employed as a tool of political repression as well as criminal investigation. This edition, which includes extensive footnotes and annotations, is a valuable resource for historians, legal scholars, and anyone interested in the history of crime and punishment. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Ian Cobain
Publisher : Portobello Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political prisoners
ISBN : 1846273331
The official line is clear: the UK does not 'participate in, solicit, encourage or condone' torture. And yet, the evidence is irrefutable: when it comes to dealing with potential threats to our national security, the gloves always come off. As the enquiries into the on-going abuse of terror suspects uncover an ever more sinister and unpalatable chain of complicity - going right to the top of government - it is time to re-examine the assumption that the British don't 'do' torture. Drawing on previously unseen official documents, and the accounts of witnesses, victims and experts, prize-winning investigative journalist Ian Cobain looks beyond the cover-ups and the attempts to dismiss brutality as the work of a few rogue interrogators, to reveal a secret and shocking record of torture. From WWII to the War on Terror, via Kenya and Northern Ireland, Cruel Britannia shows how the British have repeatedly and systematically resorted to torture, turning a blind eye where necessary, bending the law where they can, and issuing categorical denials all the while. What emerges is a picture of Britain that challenges our complacency on human rights and exposes the lie behind our reputation for fair play.
Author : Mark P. Donnelly,Daniel Diehl
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752482798
For millennia, mankind has devised ingenious and diabolical means of inflicting pain on fellow human beings. This deplorable but seemingly universal trait has eaten away at mankind’s very claim to civilisation. Despite how repugnant the practice of torture appears to us today, for at least 3,000 years it formed part of most legal codes throughout Europe and the Far East. The Big Book of Pain is an exploration of the systematic use throughout the ages of various means of punishment, torture, coercion and torment. It takes the reader into the Ancient Roman Coliseum, the medieval dungeon, the Inquisitional interrogation, the auto-da-fe, the witch-trial, and the worst of prisons. It is a shocking and compelling study of the shameful methods and motives of the torturer and the executioner, and of the heinous duty they have performed through the ages.
Author : Brian Innes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Torture
ISBN : 1590843762
Explains the history of torture, including the Inquisition and the witch hunts in Europe, and the efforts of Amnesty International to secure the banning of torture worldwide. Torture-the deliberate infliction of pain upon the human body-is condemned by most civilized countries as an inexcusable crime, but it is still practiced in many parts of the modern world. For over 3,000 years, it was regarded as acceptable and formed a part of most legal codes in Europe and the East. Torture was deemed necessary as a means of discovering truth, and the absence of most other methods of criminal investigation in earlier times justified its use. But crime could cover a multitude of activities that were considered contrary to the existing social order. The Inquisition, for example, established the principle that steadily increased pain would force heretics to confess their sins against the Church, a practice that was extended by civil authorities in the campaign against witchcraft to the point that it provoked near-hysteria in medieval Europe. While torture remained a part of legal practice, the techniques of the torturers-horrific though they were-were subject to a degree of control. But in more recent times, notably during World War II, the torturers have been sadists who derived pleasure from subjecting their victims to terrible suffering.
Author : Jean Kellaway
Publisher : Mercury Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Executions and executioners
ISBN : 1904668038
The History of Torture and Execution examines these fascinating but grisly subjects by time, region, and method.
Author : David Jardine
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0461065819
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author : Norval Morris,David J. Rothman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : 0195118146
Ranging from ancient times to the present, a survey of the evolution of the prison explores its relationship to the history of Western criminal law and offers a look at the social world of prisoners over the centuries.
Author : Simon Webb
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752466620
Judicial hanging is regarded by many as being the quintessentially British execution. However, many other methods of capital punishment have been used in this country; ranging from burning, beheading and shooting to crushing and boiling to death. This book explores these types of execution in detail. Readers may be surprised to learn that a means of mechanical decapitation, the Halifax Gibbet, was being used in England five hundred years before the guillotine was invented. Boiling to death was a prescribed means of execution in this country during the Tudor period. From the public death by starvation of those gibbeted alive, to the burning of women for petit treason, this book examines some of the most gruesome passages of British history.
Author : Gary S. Winkler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Iraq War, 2003-2011
ISBN : 0578023709
In addition to revealing young Army Reservist England's thoughts and feelings about her role in the abuse at Abu Ghraib, the author delves deeper into England's twisted relationship with Corporal Charles Graner, the questionable conduct of the war, and the Bush-era torture policies.
