Monitoring Detention, Custody, Torture and Ill-treatment

A Practical Approach to Prevention and Documentation

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This landmark practical guide assists all those involved in monitoring detention conditions and investigating and preventing torture. The prestigious global author team identify the medical, legal and professional frameworks and international instruments applicable to those detained, and highlight how torture or other cruel and inhuman degrading treatments or punishments are identified, investigated and should be prevented.· A comprehensive and wide range of detention settings and circumstances are covered including police stations, prisons, mental health, and social care civil conditions to prisoner of war, detention camps, military, and armed conflict.· Advice, monitoring, and assessment is given for special groups, including the custody of women, children, vulnerable adults, and individuals on hunger strike· Practical guidelines are given for the assessment of ill-treatment of individuals in custody including sexual abuse· Online links to the latest legal, ethical, and medical guidelines for key countries help to make this book appropriate for all.Challenging, thought-provoking yet thoroughly practical, this book is essential reading for anyone involved in the monitoring of detention conditions and the treatment and investigation of individuals in any form of custody. The content is aimed primarily at healthcare professionals but it also highly relevant for anyone who may form part of a visiting team, including lay individuals, lawyers and law enforcement professionals, as well as for academics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-12
Mått:178 x 254 x 14 mm
Vikt:686 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781444167320

Utforska kategorier

Straffrätt: process och brott inom Juridik
Kriminologi: juridiska aspekter inom Juridik
Hälso- och sjukvårdsrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Dr Jason Payne-James LLM MSc FRCS FFFLM DFM, Consultant Forensic Physician; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry; Director, Forensic Healthcare Services Ltd, UKDr Jonathan Beynon MB BS BSc MA, DTM&H, Independent consultant in the prevention of torture, monitoring conditions of detention and health in detention. Member of the Independent Medical Advisory Panel of the Council of Europe for advising on health in detention, UKProfessor Duarte Nuno Vieira MD, MSc, PhD, Head of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine; Chief Forensic Pathologist, Portugal; Full Professor of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Sciences, Ethics & Medical Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Innehållsförteckning

Table of Contents International legal framework on tortureJuan E. Méndez The role and responsibilities of health professionals involved in the care of those in detentionJørgen L. Thomsen Standards applicable in the prevention of torture in places of detentionJonathan Beynon Healthcare for those in detentionMichael Levy Psychological assessment and documentation of torture in detentionNimisha Patel Assessment of physical evidence of torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment during visits to places of detentionJason Payne-James, Jonathan Beynon and Duarte Nuno Vieira Radiology in the documentation of torture and ill-treatmentHermann Vogel Management of hunger strikes in detention Hernán Reyes Legal aspects of detention in military detentionKirsty Sutherland and Peter Glenser Sexual assault in detentionJason Payne-James Children in detentionPeter Green Investigation of ill-treatment during detentionHernán Reyes Investigation of deaths in custodyMarc Bollman, Morris Tidball-Binz, Bernice Elger and Patrice Mangin The Istanbul Protocol: development, practical application and future directionsVincent Iacopino Dilemmas for healthcare professionals involved in the care of detaineesMáximo Alberto Duque Piedrahíta Solitary confinement: current concerns and proposed protectionsSharon Shalev

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