The Treatment of Prisoners Under International Law

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This book deals with a specialized area of international law relating to prisoners and some of the worst abuses they may be subjected to such as torture, enforced disappearance, capital and corporal punishment. It is mainly a study in international human rights law, but also draws extensivelyon international humanitarian law and international criminal law. This edition reflects the extensive legal and institutional developments that have taken place in the last twelve years.