The Myth of" Torture Lite"

Ethics and International Affairs 23 (1):47-61 (2009)
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Abstract

Although the term "torture lite" is frequently used to distinguish between physically mutilating torture and certain interrogation methods that are supposedly less severe, the distinction is not recognized in international law

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Jessica Wolfendale
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