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In theory torture was not meant to produce a confession as such, but rather details of the crime or crime scene which only the guilty party would know. The Spanish Inquisition is an example in which torture was used to extract information regarding allegations of heresy .
The ticking time bomb scenario is a thought experiment that has been used in the ethics debate over whether interrogational torture can ever be justified. The scenario can be formulated as follows: The scenario can be formulated as follows:
The definition of torture used is as follows: As used in this chapter— (1) "torture" means an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control;
The teacher Ursula painfully tortured, whipped, beaten, and finally burned in Maastricht, AD 1570 engraved by Jan Luyken for the Martyrs Mirror, 1685. A forced confession is a confession obtained from a suspect or a prisoner by means of torture (including enhanced interrogation techniques) or other forms of duress.
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT)) is an international human rights treaty under the review of the United Nations that aims to prevent torture and other acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment around the world.
That scene came back to me many times as I represented dozens of people – somewhere close to 90 in the end -- charged with crimes related to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Under Article 7 of the statute, torture may be considered a crime against humanity "when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack". [8] Article 8 of the statute provides that torture may also, under certain circumstances, be prosecuted as a war crime. [9]
The documentary Monster Inside: America's Most Extreme Haunted House examines McKamey Manor, an extreme attraction designed to psychologically and physically torture participants with their consent.