Lokaneeta, Jinee,

Transnational torture : law, violence, and state power in the United States and India / Jinee Lokaneeta. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text focuses on the legal and political discourses on torture in India and the United States - two common-law based constitutional democracies - to theorize the relationship between law, violence, and state power in liberal democracies.

Specialized.

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Torture--United States.
Torture--India.
Law.
India.
United States of America, USA.
Comparative law.
Criminal law: offences against the person.

K5410.T6 / L65 2016

345.025