IRRC No. 857

The policy context of torture: A social-psychological analysis

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Abstract
Acts of torture are conceptualized as crimes of obedience, which are inevitably linked to crimes at higher levels of the hierarchy, where orders are issued, policy is formulated, and the atmosphere conducive to acts of torture is created.

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