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The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The apparently parlous state of public services in advanced liberal democracies has become a hot topic, nowhere more so than in ‘broken Britain’. Indeed, there is much debate in both politics scholarship and political rhetoric about the nature and causes of this decline, and its potential remedies. All perspectives are at pains to characterise
John Boswell
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Torture and Its Definition in International Law—An Interdisciplinary Approach, by Metin Başoğlu
Torture, 2019 Torture and Its Definition in International Law—An Interdisciplinary Approach was edited by Metin Başoğlu, and written by him and another sixteen experts in the medicolegal aspects of torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment ...
Alejandro Moreno
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The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.This case note critically examines the January 2026 High Court judgment in The King (on the application of The Howard League for Penal Reform) v The Secretary of State for Justice which dismissed a judicial review challenging the expansion of the use of PAVA spray in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) in England.
Raymond Arthur
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines transformations in contemporary global migration governance, with a particular focus on the effectiveness, robustness and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and on Refugees. We examine valuable innovations, such as the workings of regularly organised platforms, which adopt a ‘whole of society ...
Felix Peerboom +2 more
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1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
, 2023 El documento ha recibido ayuda de la Cátedra UNESCO 2023 de la Universitat de València.This publication is dedicated to the study of the 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or ...
Hurtado Benetó, Maria
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“With licence to prevent”: Reflections on Malcolm Evans’ book on torture prevention
TortureDuring the years that have passed since the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2002, a treaty aiming at strengthening and systematising the prevention of ...
Andrea Mølgaard
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Jurnal Belo, 2020 Persoalan tindak pidana Penyiksaan adalah masalah yang sudah sejak lama terjadi di negara Indonesia sejak zaman Orde Baru hingga detik ini.Banyak kasus yang terjadi bahkan hingga akhir tahun 2019 dan para pelakunya tidaklah kunjung diadili.Hal ini ...
Ahmad Adi Fitriyadi, Fikry Latukau
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Endogenous and Exogenous Drivers of Refugee Policy of the Transit State: The Case of Indonesia
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most studies on transit states emphasise exogenous influences on domestic refugee policymaking, with little consideration of endogenous factors to the state itself. Exploring literature from migration studies, refugee studies and international law studies, we identify and classify nearly identical endogenous and exogenous drivers of refugee ...
Anita Herlina +2 more
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IMPLEMENTING A NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND OTHER FORMS OF CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT IN PLACES OF DETENTION IN ROMANIA [PDF]
Challenges of the Knowledge Society, 2012 With the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) by Law no.
RADU-FLORIN GEAMANU
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Statement on Virginity Testing
Torture, 2018 Virginity examinations are practiced in many countries, and often forcibly, in a number of contexts, including in detention places; on women who allege rape; on women who are accused by authorities of prostitution; and as part of public or social ...
Djordje Alempijevic +30 more
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