The United Nations Convention against torture : a commentary / Manfred Nowak, Elizabeth McArthur ; with the contribution of Kerstin Buchinger [and others].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1503-1549) and index.

Part I. Substantive Articles -- Part II. Procedural Articles -- Part III. Final Clauses -- --Part I. General Principles -- Part II. Subcommittee On Prevention -- Part III. Mandate Of The Subcommittee On Prevention -- Part IV. National Preventive Mechanisms -- Part V. Declaration -- Part VI. Financial Provisions -- Part VII. Final Provisions -- --

Introduction -- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- Preamble -- -- Part I. Substantive Articles -- 1. Definition of Torture -- 2. Obligation to Prevent Torture -- 3. Principle of Non-Refoulement -- 4. Obligation to Criminalize Torture -- 5. Types of Jurisdiction over the Offence of Torture -- 6. Procedural Safeguards During the Preliminary Investigation Phase -- 7. Aut Dedere aut Iudicare -- 8. The Convention as a Basis for Extradition -- 9. Mutual Judicial Assistance -- 10. Training of Personnel -- 11. Review of Interrogation and Prison Rules -- 12. Ex Officio Investigations -- 13. Right of Victims to Complain -- 14. Right of Torture Victims to Adequate Remedy and Reparation -- 15. Non-Admissibility of Evidence Extracted by Torture -- 16. Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- -- Part II. Procedural Articless -- 17. Committee against Torture -- 18. Rules of Procedure -- 19. State Reporting Procedure -- 20. Inquiry Procedure -- 21. Inter-State Communications -- 22. Individual Complaints Procedure -- 23. Privileges and Immunities -- 24. Annual Report -- -- Part III. Final Clauses -- 25. Signature and Ratification -- 26. Accession and Succession -- 27. Entry into Force -- 28. Opting-Out of the Inquiry Procedure -- 29. Amendment -- 30. Settlement of Disputes -- 31. Denunciation -- 32. Notification by the Secretary-General -- 33. Authentic Texts --

Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- Preamble -- -- Part I. General Principles -- 1. System of Preventive Visits to Places of Detention -- 2. Establishment of a UN Subcommittee on Prevention -- 3. Establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism -- 4. Obligation to allow Preventive Visits to all Places of Detention -- -- Part II. Subcommittee On Prevention -- 5. Size and Composition of the Subcommittee on Prevention -- 6. Nomination of Subcommittee Members -- 7. Election of the Subcommittee -- 8. Filling of Vacancies -- 9. Term of Office -- 10. Rules of Procedures -- -- Part III. Mandate Of The Subcommittee On Prevention -- 11. Mandate of the Subcommittee -- 12. Obligations of States parties to Cooperate with the Subcommittee -- 13. Obligation of the Subcommittee concerning Country Missions -- 14. Obligation of States Parties to Facilitate Visits by the Subcommittee to Places of Detention -- 15. Prohibition of Sanctions against any Source of Information of the Subcommittee -- 16. Reports of the Subcommittee -- -- Part IV. National Preventive Mechanisms -- 17. National Preventive Mechanisms -- 18. Independence, Pluralism and Efficiency of National Preventive Mechanisms -- 19. Mandate and Power of National Preventive Mechanisms -- 20. Obligations of States Parties to Facilitate Visits by the National Preventive Mechanisms -- 21. Prohibition of Sanctions against any Source of Information of the NPM -- 22. Obligation of States Parties to Examine the Recommendations of National Preventive Mechanisms -- 23. Annual Report of the National Preventive Mechanism -- -- Part V. Declaration -- 24. Temporary Opting-Out Declaration -- -- Part VI. Financial Provisions -- 25. Financing of the Subcommittee -- 26. Special Fund -- -- Part VII. Final Provisions -- 27. Signature, Ratification and Accession -- 28. Entry into Force -- 29. Validity in Federal States -- 30. Prohibition of Reservations -- 31. Relation to Regional Systems of Preventive Visits to Places of Detention -- 32. Relation to the International Committee of the Red Cross -- 33. Denunciation -- 34. Amendments -- 35. Privileges and Immunities -- 36. Obligations of Members of the Subcommittee during Country Missions -- 37. Authentic Texts --

Appendices -- -- A. Texts relating to the Convention Against Torture -- 1. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- 2. Draft Convention Texts -- 3. Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and Objections Relating to the Convention -- -- B. Texts established by the Committee against Torture -- 1. Rules of Procedure of the Committee -- 2. Guidelines on Reporting -- a) Guidelines on the Form and Content of Initial Reports under 19 to be submitted by States Parties to the Convention Against Torture -- b) General Guidelines Regarding the Form and Contents of Periodic Reports to be submitted by States Parties under 19, Paragraph 1 of the Convention -- 3. Terms of Reference of the Rapporteurs -- a) Terms of Reference of the Rapporteur on New Complaints and Interim Measures -- b) Terms of Reference of the Rapporteur on Follow-up of Decisions on Complaints Submitted under 22 -- 4. General Comment No. 1 -- 5. Model Communication -- 6. Standard Secretariat Response to Registered Individual Communications -- -- C. Charts and Tables -- 1. Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and Objections Relating to the Convention -- 2. State Reports -- 3. Members of the Committee Against Torture since 1988 -- 4. Individual Complaints -- 5. Individual Complaints Procedure under 22 -- 6. UN Documents Concerning the Convention Against Torture -- a) List of Documents issued for the Committee Against Torture during the Respective Reporting Period -- b) Summary Records of Meetings of the Committee Against Torture -- c) Documents of States Parties' Meetings -- d) Summary Records of States Parties' Meetings -- e) Annual Reports -- -- D. Texts relating to the Optional Protocol -- 1. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- 2. Draft Optional Protocol Texts -- -- E. Charts and Tables -- 1. Optional Protocol - Status of Ratifications -- 2. Members of the Subcommittee.

"The prohibition of torture - the right to physical and mental integrity - is guaranteed in the strongest terms under international law. It is protected as an absolute right, non-derogable even in times of war or public emergency under many human rights treaties and is also generally accepted as a part of customary international law and even ius cogens. "--Publisher's website.

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