Overview

How big a problem is torture? Are the right things being done to prevent it? What does the UN do, and why does is appear at times to be so impotent in the face of torture? Why have some countries, including Australia, been so hesitant, or even resistant, to the work of the UN in this field? In this vitally important work, Malcolm Evans tells the story of torture prevention under international law, setting out what is really taking place in places of detention around the world. Challenging assumptions about torture's root causes, he calls for what is needed to enable us to be in a better position to bring about change. The author draws on over ten years' experience as the Chair of the United Nations Sub-Committee for Prevention of Torture to give a frank account of the remarkable capacities of this system, what it has achieved in practice, what it has not been able to achieve - and most importantly, why.

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Author:   Malcolm D. Evans (Regent's Park College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529225693

ISBN 10:   1529225698
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: The Solution 1. What Is Torture? 2. Why Prevention? 3. Establishing the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture 4. What the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture Requires 5. The Visiting Mandate of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture 6. The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and National Preventive Mechanisms Part 2: The Problem 7. Visits: An Insider’s Story 8. Accepting the Unacceptable 9. Excusing the Inexcusable 10. Prescribing the Inappropriate 11. Working with Fictions 12. Thinking Positively about Prevention

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"""Writing eloquently and accessibly, Evans dwells on the readily achievable. This is an essential text for those interested in questions of detention, monitoring and anti-torture."" Human Rights Law Review"

""Writing eloquently and accessibly, Evans dwells on the readily achievable. This is an essential text for those interested in questions of detention, monitoring and anti-torture."" Human Rights Law Review

Author Information

Sir Malcolm D. Evans, KCMG, OBE, FLSW is Principal of Regent's Park College, Oxford. He was formerly Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bristol and Chair of the United Nations Sub-Committee for Prevention of Torture. In 2015, he was appointed KCMG for services to the prevention of torture and the promotion of religious liberty, having previously been awarded the OBE in 2004.

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