Implementation of article 2 by States parties 2008, para. 8
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Paragraph text
States parties must make the offence of torture punishable as an offence under its criminal law, in accordance, at a minimum, with the elements of torture as defined in article 1 of the Convention, and the requirements of article 4.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee against Torture
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2008
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CAT General Comment No. 2, Implementation of article 2 by States parties (2008), para. 8.