Implementation of article 14 by States parties 2012, para. 19
Paragraphe- Paragraph text
- Under article 2 of the Convention, States parties shall enact "effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent acts of torture in any territory under its jurisdiction." As clarified by the Committee in its general comment No. 2, "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." The failure of States parties to enact legislation that clearly incorporates their obligations under the Convention and criminalizes torture and ill-treatment, and the resulting absences of torture and ill-treatment as criminal offences, obstructs the victim's capacity to access and enjoy his or her rights guaranteed under article 14.
- Status juridique
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organe
- Committee against Torture
- Type de document
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- All
- N.A.
- Année
- 2012
- Type de paragraphe
- Other
- Reference
- CAT General Comment No. 3, Implementation of article 14 by States parties (2012), para. 19.
- Paragraph number
- 19
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