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Prudence Flowers

Civilizing Torture: An American tradition by W. Fitzhugh Brundage

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March 2019, no. 409
Prudence Flowers reviews 'Civilizing Torture: An American tradition' by W. Fitzhugh Brundage

The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1791, prohibits the use of ‘cruel and unusual punishments’. General Order No. 100 (the Lieber Code of 1863) declares that ‘military necessity does not admit of cruelty’ and explicitly bars American soldiers from torture. The UN Convention Against Torture ...

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