This edited volume seeks to contest prevailing assumptions about torture and to consider why, despite its illegality, torture continues to be widely employed an

International Norm Disputes: The Link between Contestation and Norm Robustness offers a rich, comparative study of when and why contested international norms de

Introduces an interpretation-contestation framework for comprehending the emergence, transformation, and legitimacy of international norms.

The first systematic analysis of the effectiveness of torture prevention.

The current political standoffs of the 'War on Terror' illustrate that the interaction within and between the so-called Western and Middle Eastern civilizations