Steven H Miles

Gebundenes Buch

The Torture Doctors

Human Rights Crimes & the Road to Justice

Beschreibung

Torture doctors administer techniques to inflict pain without leaving scars. Their knowledge and authority make them powerful and elusive perpetrators. In The Torture Doctors, Steven H. Miles explores who these physicians are, what they do, how they escape justice, and how to hold them accountable.

Autor

Steven H. Miles, MD, is a professor emeritus of medicine and bioethics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He previously managed the Doctors Who Torture Accountability Project and is a past president of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities, from which he received the Distinguished Service Award and Lifetime Achievement Award. His books include Oath Betrayed: America's Torture Doctors and The Hippocratic Oath and the Ethics of Medicine.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Georgetown University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 154mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781626167520
• ISBN-10: 1626167524
• Artikelnr.: 58453011