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Despatches from the dark side : on torture and the death of justice

Gareth Peirce

Penguin Random House LLC (Publisher Services), London [England], 2012

Lightning Source Inc. (Tier 1), London, 2012

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Updated ed, London, 2012

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In this set of devastating essays, Gareth Peirce analyzes the corruption of legalprinciples and practices in both the US and the UK that has accompanied the‘War on Terror’. Exploring the few cases of torture that have come to light, such asthose of Guantánamo detainees Shafiq Rasul and Binyam Mohamed, Peirce arguesthat they are evidence of a deeply entrenched culture of impunity among thoseinvestigating presumed radicals among British Muslim nationals and residents,who constitute the new suspect community in the UK. Peirce shows that theBritish government has colluded in a whole range of extrajudicialactivities—rendition, internment without trial, torture—and has gone toextraordinary lengths to conceal its actions. Its devices for maintainingsecrecy are probably more deep-rooted than those of any other comparabledemocracy. If the government continues along this path, Peirce argues, it willdestroy the moral and legal fabric it claims to be protecting.
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Review “The great theme of her book and, arguably, her professional life too [is] that justice dies when the law is co-opted for political purposes.”—Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian
“A timely reminder of the darker side of lawlessness in freedom’s name.”—Shami Chakrabarti, The Observer
“An antidote to the current propaganda.”—John Pilger, New Statesman
“Coruscating.”—Alex Wade, Times
About the Author
Lawyer Gareth Peirce represents individuals who are or have been the subject of rendition and torture, held in prisons in the UK on the basis of secret evidence, and interned in secret prisons abroad under regimes that continue to practice torture. Her many clients have included the Birmingham Six, Judith Ward, the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, and Moazzam Begg. She lives in London.

In this set of devastating essays, Gareth Peirce analyzes the corruption of legal principles and practices in both the US and the UK that has accompanied the'War on Terror'. Exploring the few cases of torture that have come to light, such as those of Guant�namo detainees Shafiq Rasul and Binyam Mohamed, Peirce argues that they are evidence of a deeply entrenched culture of impunity among those investigating presumed radicals among British Muslim nationals and residents, who constitute the new suspect community in the UK.Peirce shows that the British government has colluded in a whole range of extrajudicial activities - rendition, internment without trial, torture - and has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal its actions. Its devices for maintaining secrecy are probably more deep-rooted than those of any other comparable democracy.If the government continues along this path, Peirce argues, it will destroy the moral and legal fabric it claims to be protecting.

Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
1. â#x80
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Make sure you say that you were treated properlyâ#x80
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2. The Framing of al-Megrahi
3. Was It Like This for the Irish?
4. Are We Our Brothersâ#x80
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Keepers?
5. A Decade of False Narratives

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