Die Geschichte der Folter seit ihrer Abschaffung

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-89971-863-8
Verlag: V & R Unipress GmbH

Buch, Deutsch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 457 g

The conditions under which torture might be allowed have been the subject of recent discussion particularly in the light of so-called "rescue torture". The fact that the abolition of torture was always seen as a milestone on the way to the rule of law and the constitutional state and a central element of the self-conception of western legal systems at least, seems to have been forgotten.The contributions to this volume analyse on the one hand the increasingly proclaimed abolition of torture in the 18th century, and on the other the various forms and functions of torture that nevertheless continued. The central focus lies on punishments for disobedience in the 18th and 19th centuries including the torture crimes perpetrated by police and military forces not only in the colonies, but also the accusation by the German Red Army Faction of the use of torture. How has the function of torture changed and how does this change relate to the changed view of humanity and the proclaimed proscription of torture? Was there a discourse after its official abolition on torture and physical or mental violence in the context of criminal proceedings? The aim of the volume is to demonstrate under what conditions and in what forms torture has always been able to reassert itself – even in the emergent constitutional state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Altenhain, Karsten

Willenberg, Nicola

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Leseproben

The conditions under which torture might be allowed have been the subject of recent discussion particularly in the light of so-called "rescue torture". The fact that the abolition of torture was always seen as a milestone on the way to the rule of law and the constitutional state and a central element of the self-conception of western legal systems at least, seems to have been forgotten.The contributions to this volume analyse on the one hand the increasingly proclaimed abolition of torture in the 18th century, and on the other the various forms and functions of torture that nevertheless continued. The central focus lies on punishments for disobedience in the 18th and 19th centuries including the torture crimes perpetrated by police and military forces not only in the colonies, but also the accusation by the German Red Army Faction of the use of torture. How has the function of torture changed and how does this change relate to the changed view of humanity and the proclaimed proscription of torture? Was there a discourse after its official abolition on torture and physical or mental violence in the context of criminal proceedings? The aim of the volume is to demonstrate under what conditions and in what forms torture has always been able to reassert itself – even in the emergent constitutional state.>

Über Autor(innen)

Altenhain, Karsten
Dr. Karsten Altenhain ist Professor für Strafrecht, Wirtschaftsstrafrecht und Medienrecht an der Universität Düsseldorf.

Willenberg, Nicola
Nicola Willenberg ist Historikerin und Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im rechtshistorischen Teilprojekt des interdisziplinären Projektes 'Die Wiederkehr der Folter?'.

Dr. Karsten Altenhain ist Professor für Strafrecht, Wirtschaftsstrafrecht und Medienrecht an der Universität Düsseldorf.
Nicola Willenberg ist Historikerin und Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im rechtshistorischen Teilprojekt des interdisziplinären Projektes »Die Wiederkehr der Folter?«.