TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nowak,Manfred
AU  - McArthur,Elizabeth
AU  - Buchinger,Kerstin
TI  - The United Nations Convention against torture: a commentary 
T2  - Oxford commentaries on international law
SN  - 0199280002
AV  - K5304.A41984 N69 2008
U1  - 341.48 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
KW  - (1984 December 10)
KW  - Torture (International law)
KW  - Torture
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Human rights
N1  - 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
N2  - "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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