 | Nazila Ghanea-Hercock - 2002 - 648 pagini
...cases of torture', and Article 2(2) states, 'No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war, internal political instability or any other...emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.' Iran is not a party to this Convention and is thus not obliged to make periodic reports to the UN Committee... | |
 | Edmund Jan Osmańczyk - 2003 - 690 pagini
...torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Exceptional circumstances such as a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency may not be invoked as a justification of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.... | |
 | Bruno Coppieters, N. Fotion - 2002 - 348 pagini
...against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment clearly states that "no exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether...state of war or a threat of war, internal political stability or any other public emergency may be invoked as a justification of torture." 47 Even if we... | |
 | Machteld Boot - 2002 - 754 pagini
...account the seriousness of such offences." 131 Exceptional circumstances including a state of war or threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency may not be invoked as a justification of such executions. 132 470. For the purpose of determining the content... | |
 | Thomas G. Blomberg, Stanley Cohen - 2003 - 532 pagini
...treatment or punishment." The 1987 United Nations Convention Against Torture allows for no justifications: No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a...emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture. An order from a superior officer or a public authority may not be invoked as a justification of torture.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims - 2003 - 86 pagini
...Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Dec. 10, 1984, 1965 UNTS 85, at art. 3. 9 Id., art. 2(2). "No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether...emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture." Note that this absolute prohibition is in contrast to, for example, the Refugee Convention, which excludes... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims - 2003 - 80 pagini
...Patrick J. Leahy, June 25, 2003, <http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/06/letter-to-Leahy.pdf> 9 Id., art. 2(2). "No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether...public emergency, may be invoked as a justification pf torture." Note that this absolute prohibition is in contrast to, for example, the Refugee Convention,... | |
 | Vijay Prashad - 2003 - 252 pagini
...Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, whose second article notes, "no exceptional circumstance whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of...emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture." What happened in the Jackson Correctional facility 1 , what happens at the Guantanamo Bay Camp X-Ray... | |
 | Nazila Ghanea-Hercock - 2002 - 648 pagini
...cases of torture', and Article 2(2) states, 'No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war, internal political instability or any other...emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.' Iran is not a party to this Convention and is thus not obliged to make periodic reports to the UN Committee... | |
 | Peggy DesAutels, Margaret Urban Walker - 2004 - 268 pagini
...administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent acts of torture in any territory under its jurisdiction. 2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether...emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture. 3. An order from a superior officer or a public authority may not be invoked as a justification of... | |
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cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture or other... 
