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

Krey, Volker; Roggenfelder, Thomas; Klein, Jan Niklas; Staudacher, Peter

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%T Interrogational Torture in Criminal Proceedings - Reflections on Legal History -, Vol. 1
%A Krey, Volker
%A Roggenfelder, Thomas
%A Klein, Jan Niklas
%A Staudacher, Peter
%P 44
%V 68
%D 2014
%K Verhör; Vernehmungsfolter; Zeugenfolter; Straffolter
%@ 1616-8828
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-56601-2
%X 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.
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%W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org
%~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info