CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. 1
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1. A State Party to this Convention may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from or on behalf of individuals subject to its jurisdiction who claim to be victims of a violation by a State Party of the provisions of the Convention. No communication shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State Party which has not made such a declaration.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1984
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984), Article 22, 1.