The U.N. Convention on Torture and the Prospects for EnforcementBRILL, 27 sept. 2021 - 384 pagini This text assesses the suitability of the UN Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (hereinafter referred to as the Torture Convention) as a means of protecting and enforcing the right to be free from torture. Evaluation of the Convention's ability to attain these ends is undertaken through a critical commentary on its substantive and enforcement provisions and on other human rights instruments. |
Cuprins
The Scope of the Torture Convention | 1 |
The Nature of the Obligations Incurred by States Under Article 2 of the Torture Convention | 41 |
The Problems of Enforcement of Human Rights | 89 |
A Commentary on the Enforcement Mechanisms by the States Parties of the Torture Convention | 175 |
Commentary on the International Machinery for the Supervision of the Implementation of the Torture Convention | 237 |
General Conclusions | 295 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 305 |
APPENDIX I | 341 |
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