Torture: Human Rights, Medical Ethics and the Case of Israel

by Neve Gordon

This book helps us to understand torture and the international issues it raises. It focuses on Israel, where over 400,000 Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza have been detailed or gaoled since 1967. Its sober analysis and evidence are supplemented by action-oriented recommendations for the international campaign against torture, rehabilitation, and for medical ethics. It includes the full texts of relevant international declarations and medical codes.

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 1995

About the author

Neve Gordon is Professor of Human Rights and the Politics of Humanitarian Law at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of Israel’s Occupation and coauthor of The Human Right to Dominate.