Convention Against Torture

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.

"Published with the support of Austrian Science Fund (FWF): PUB 644-G."

The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture was adopted in 2002 and provides for the establishment of national preventive mechanisms to stop torture from happening. This work sets out the powers of these mechanisms, their role within the international framework against torture, and suggests best practices.

And methodology of the preventive mechanisms under Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. 5. strategies for the rarification and implementation of Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture.

"This title explores the definition of torture in the United Nations Convention against Torture, the obligations of states parties and provisions for international monitoring. Full commentary provides historical context and thorough analysis of case-law and practice from monitoring bodies and international regional, and domestic courts."--[Source inconnue].

Contents: (1) Definition of ¿Torture¿; Require. Concerning the Criminalization of Torture, the Avail. of Civil Redress for Victims of Torture, and Prohibiting Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment (CIDT) or Punishment; Enforcement and Monitoring Measures; (2) Implementation in the U.S.: Criminalization of Torture, and Avail. of Civil Redress for Acts of Torture Occurring Outside the U.S.; Prohibition on CIDT; Army Field Manual Restrictions on CIDT; Restrictions on Interrogation of Detainees by the CIA; Application of CAT and Its Implementing Legislation in Armed Conflicts; (3) British Interrogation Techniques (IT) Employed in Northern Ireland; Israeli IT Employed Against Palestinian Security Detainees.