Implementation of article 2 by States parties 2008, para. 2
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Article 2, paragraph 1, obliges each State party to take actions that will reinforce the prohibition against torture through legislative, administrative, judicial, or other actions that must, in the end, be effective in preventing it. To ensure that measures are in fact taken that are known to prevent or punish any acts of torture, the Convention outlines in subsequent articles obligations for the State party to take measures specified therein.
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. 2.