2022
DOI: 10.21638/spbu14.2022.302
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Transforming the prohibition of torture in the context of rising terrorist threats

Abstract: The article explores the content of the prohibition of torture in constitutional and international acts. The ban is absolute, as confirmed by the extensive practice of international human rights organizations. At present, a revision of the general attitude towards torture in Western Europe is taking place against the background of increasing terrorist threats. In the United States, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, at the level of Justice Department directives, certain methods of “intensive interr… Show more

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