Interrogational Torture in Criminal Proceedings - Reflections on Legal History -, Vol. 1

Abstract: Subject of this publication is torture as an interrogational instrument in criminal proceedings from a legal history point of view. Thereby, the author makes a distinction between torturing the accused on the one hand and, on the other hand, torture as an instrument to force a witness’ incriminating testimony against third parties (in German: Zeugenfolter), torture as a means to avert dangers (lifesaving torture), torture as an additional cruelty to the accused’s punishment (in German: Straffolter), and corporal punishment for lying in court. Only the first manifestation, namely torturing the accused intending to extort his confession, is the real subject of this paper. Volume I covers the following historical periods: Code of Hammurabi; Germanic Law; Roman Law; Age of the Kingdom of the Franks; High Middle Ages

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 44 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion

Bibliographic citation
Rechtspolitisches Forum ; Bd. 68

Classification
Recht

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Trier
(when)
2014
Creator
Krey, Volker
Roggenfelder, Thomas
Klein, Jan Niklas
Staudacher, Peter
Contributor
Institut für Rechtspolitik an der Universität Trier

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56601-2
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Associated

  • Krey, Volker
  • Roggenfelder, Thomas
  • Klein, Jan Niklas
  • Staudacher, Peter
  • Institut für Rechtspolitik an der Universität Trier

Time of origin

  • 2014

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