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| ISBN-13: | 9781509906840 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 02/09/2017 |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d) |
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Table of Cases xiii
Table of Legislation xv
Table of Treaties xvii
1 Introduction 1
Overview 1
The Cases 5
Plan of the Book 8
2 Torture and Liberal Democracies 10
Introduction 10
The Prohibition on Torture 10
Liberalism 12
Justifying Modern Torture 14
Conclusion 19
3 Enabling and Constraining Activism 20
Introduction 20
Explaining State Behaviour on International Human Rights 20
Human Rights as Power Mediators 21
The Role of Domestic Actors in Human Rights Treaty Compliance 22
The Civil Society-State Relationship 26
The Enabling and Constraining Framework 30
Political Culture 31
Political and Legal Institutions 34
Political Opportunities 37
Conclusion 39
4 America's Use of Torture After 9/11 41
Introduction 41
The Executive 42
Before 11 September 2001 42
After 11 September 2001 44
Abu Gbraib 53
Congress 57
The Courts 61
Rasul v Bush 62
Hamdan v Rumsfeld 63
Bournediene v Bush 64
Civil Society 65
Conclusion 69
5 Australia 71
Introduction 71
Australia and the War on Terror 72
The Australia-US Relationship 72
Australia's Detained Citizens 73
David Hicks 73
Mamdouh Habib 74
The Executive 76
The Howard Government 76
The Rudd and Gillard Governments 82
Parliament 83
The Courts 86
Civil Society 89
The Actors 89
A Delayed Start 90
The Influence of Victim Likeability 93
A Focus on Legal Process 98
Enabling and Constraining Activism 99
Political Culture 100
Political and Legal Institutions 104
Political Opportunities 107
Conclusion 110
6 The United Kingdom 112
Introduction 112
The UK and the War on Terror 113
The UK-US Relationship 113
The UK's Detained Citizens and Residents 114
UK Citizens 114
UK Residents 116
The Executive 118
The Blair and Brown Governments 119
The Cameron Government 123
Parliament 125
The Courts 128
Civil Society 131
The Actors 131
Early Activism 132
Collaboration for an Inquiry 135
A Focus on Impunity 141
Enabling and Constraining Activism 143
Political Culture 144
Political and Legal Institutions 149
Political Opportunities 152
Conclusion 155
7 Canada 157
Introduction 157
Canada and the War on Terror 158
The Canada-US Relationship 158
Canada's Detained Citizens 160
Maher Arar 160
Omar Khadr 162
The Executive 164
The Chrétien and Martin Governments 164
The Harper Government 168
Parliament 171
The Courts 174
Civil Society 176
The Actors 176
Inconsistency 178
The Influence of Victims' Families 182
The Role of International Actors 186
Enabling and Constraining Activism 188
Political Culture 189
Political and Legal Institutions 193
Political Opportunities 196
Conclusion 198
8 Conclusion 200
Introduction 200
Political Accountability on Torture 201
Civil Society's Interactions with Government 201
Civil Society as Agents of Accountability 203
Accountability Successes 204
A Willingness to Stand Up to the US 204
Holding Public Commissions of Inquiry 206
Using National Elections 207
Accountability Failures 208
Failing to Stand Up for the Rights of Citizens 208
Failing to Investigate Torture Allegations 209
Civil Society Engagement on Torture 210
Environments for Activism 211
Elements of Activism 212
Political Culture 212
Political and Legal Institutions 214
Political Opportunities 216
The Limits of Civil Society 217
Conclusion 219
Bibliography 223
Index 239