 | Jennifer Gunning, Søren Holm - 2005 - 364 pagini
...its jurisdiction. 2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture. 3. An order from a superior officer or a public authority may not be... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services - 2005 - 1496 pagini
...Article 2(2) provides: "No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture." Although CAT does not provide a definition of CID punishment or treatment,... | |
 | Avril McDonald - 2006 - 894 pagini
...states in Article 2(2) that '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'. In many cases, the right of due process has been denied. This is all... | |
 | András Sajó - 2006 - 338 pagini
...jurisdiction," but also that "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." No right, then, is more fundamental than the right not to be tortured.... | |
 | Steven D. Roper, Lilian A. Barria - 2006 - 216 pagini
...wider application. 7.3 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. Section 8 Murder For the purposes of the present regulation, the provisions... | |
 | Kristian Williams - 2006 - 292 pagini
...clear. Article 2 reads: "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." When the US government ratifies such treaties they become, according... | |
 | Sanford Levinson - 2006 - 260 pagini
...which explicitly states, "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." Article VI of the US Constitution states that "all Treaties . . . which... | |
 | Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee - 2006 - 216 pagini
...states in Article 2(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." 5 * Article 3(1) states: "No State party shall expel, return ('refouler')... | |
 | Dennis Loo, Peter Phillips - 2011 - 352 pagini
...example, provides that "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." 1C The prohibition on war crimes is absolute, not relative. US Justice... | |
 | Sarah Joseph - 2006 - 503 pagini
...nature of this provision: "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." Therefore, torture is not allowed in any situation. In recent Concluding... | |
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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. 
