The Torture Doctors

The Torture Doctors

Author:
Steven Miles
Torture doctors administer techniques to inflict pain without leaving scars. Their knowledge and authority make them powerful and elusive perpetrators. In The Torture Doctors, Steven H. Miles explores who these physicians are, what they do, how they escape justice, and how to hold them accountable.
121.00 zł
Publishing date:
2020
Delivery:
2 days
Publisher:
Georgetown University Press
Number of pages:
Publication form:
hardback
Language:
English
Edition:
ISBN:
9781626167520
Categories:
Medical ethics & professional conduct
Torture doctors administer techniques to inflict pain without leaving scars. Their knowledge and authority make them powerful and elusive perpetrators. In The Torture Doctors, Steven H. Miles explores who these physicians are, what they do, how they escape justice, and how to hold them accountable.

Preface Introduction Part I: Meet the Torture Doctors1. Dr. Chand Sees a Burned Boy2. Who Are the Torture Doctors?3. What Is Torture?4. What Is a Torture Doctor? Part II: A Time of Impunity5. Judging the Nazi Doctors6. A Global Map of Torture Doctors7. The Paradox of the United Kingdom Part III: Humanists and Healers8. Humanists for Human Rights9. Healers for Human Rights10. Organized Medicine's Condemn and Abide Part IV: The Dawn of Accountability11. Innovations12. Globalization13. Impunity and the US War on Terror14. Promoting Accountability Appendix: Behavioral Examples of Torture Doctoring Notes Bibliographic Note Index About the Author