Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2007, para. b
Paragraph
Paragraph text
Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the following circumstances, in so far as they do not already form part of the constituent elements of the offence, may, in conformity with the relevant provisions of internal law, be taken into consideration as aggravating circumstances in the determination of the sanctions in relation to the offences established in accordance with this Convention:
(b) the offence was preceded or accompanied by acts of torture or serious violence;
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2007
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (2007), Article 28, b.