Torture Team: An Investigation Into Deception Cruelty And The Compromise Of Law - Hardcover

Sands, Philippe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846140080 ISBN 13: 9781846140082

Publisher: Allen Lane, 2008

Synopsis

This is the biography of a one page memorandum signed by Donald Rumsfeld on 2nd December, 2002 authorising 18 techniques of interrogation not previously allowed by the United States. The memorandum was in effect for six weeks during which at least two detainees at Guantanamo and the US airbase at Bagram died and a third was tortured over a period of seven weeks. "18 Techniques" traces the life of the memorandum and explores issues of individual responsibility. Four individuals dominate the story: Rumsfeld, US lawyer John Yoo, victim Mohammed al-Qahtani and X, an anonymous European prosecutor.

About this title

About the Author:

Philippe Sands, QC, has been Professor of Law at University College London since 2002 and has taught at Boston College School of Law, Cambridge University and New York University Law School. He is also a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers and has been involved in leading cases before English and international courts, including those concerning Senator Augusto Pinochet and the Guantanamo and Belmarsh detainees. His previous book was the internationally acclaimed Lawless World: Making and Breaking Global Rules (Allen Lane 2005).

Review:

'Reviews for Lawless World:' 'A frightening image of America self-exempted from the delicate fabric of international law on which human survival rests' Naom Chomsky 'Devastating ... a shaming and convincing critique' Observer 'Brilliant ... powerful ... His core message in this vibrant declaration of interdependence is clear and urgent' Helena Kennedy QC 'If you don't want to know the truth don't read this devastating book' - Phillip Adams , Australian Broadcasting, Late Night Live

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1846140080
• ISBN 13: 9781846140082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320