'Contextualising Torture.  Rules and conventions in the Roman Digest'

Jill Diana Harries

'Contextualising Torture. Rules and conventions in the Roman Digest'

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The chapter argues that rules on the use of torture in judicial interrogations in the Roman system were clear cut, and, although slaves suffered under the rules, there were safeguards for the free. However, these were undermined by the pressure on the courts to get at 'the truth', from which it is concluded that, if the principle of the use of torture is accepted, it will almost certainly be abused.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	War, Torture and Terrorism. Rethinking the Rules of International Security
Editors	A Lang
Publisher	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Pages	39-53
ISBN (Print)	0-415-46522-2
Publication status	Published - 2009

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