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Author:

Duffy, Aoife, author.

Title:

Torture and human rights in Northern Ireland : interrogation in depth / Aoife Duffy.

Publisher:

Routledge,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

ix, 95 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Political prisoners--Northern Ireland--History--20th century.
Torture--Northern Ireland--History--20th century.
Torture--History--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Human rights--Northern Ireland--History--20th century.
Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998.
Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.
Human rights.
Political prisoners.
Politics and government.
Torture.
Torture--Government policy.
Great Britain.
Northern Ireland.
1900-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [87]-91) and index. Routledge focus

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Background context -- 2. Emergency regulations -- 3. Internment 1971 -- 4. Interrogation in depth -- 5. Denial and concealment -- Conclusion.

Summary:

This book presents a compelling and highly sophisticated politico-legal history of a particular security operation that resulted in one of the most high-profile torture cases in the world. It reveals the extent to which the Ireland v. United Kingdom judgment misrepresents the interrogation system that was developed and utilised in Northern Ireland. Finally, the truth about the operation is presented in a comprehensive narrative, sometimes corroborating secondary literature already in the public domain, but at other times significantly debunking aphorisms, or, indeed, lies that circulated about interrogation in depth. The book sets out the theoretical reference paradigm with respect to the culture and practice of state denial often associated with torture, and uses this model to excavate the buried aspects of this most famous of torture cases. Through the lens of a single operation, conducted twice, it presents a fascinating expose of the complicated structures of state-sponsored denial designed to hide the truth about the long-term effects of these techniques and the way in which they were authorised.

Series:

Routledge Focus

ISBN:

0367030454
9780367030452

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1090278378

LCCN:

2018059987

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)