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Preventive Detention in Counter-insurgencies: The Case of Kashmir.
- Source :
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Insight Turkey . Fall2019, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p53-68. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This paper offers an analysis of preventive detention in the context of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It primarily explores the covert objectives behind the use of a preventive detention law, namely the Public Safety Act in Kashmir. It explains how this law has been used as a political tool by authorities to achieve their ulterior motives, which diverge from the philosophy of detention, i.e. the rehabilitation of the prisoners. This paper seeks to answer two main questions: firstly, why is preventive detention being used abusively in Kashmir, and secondly, how and why has it persisted despite widespread condemnation and accusations of human rights abuse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1302177X
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Insight Turkey
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 140410179
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.25253/99.2019214.04