Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 5
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Recalling further the definition of torture contained in article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the obligation of States to abide strictly by the definition of torture contained in article 1, without prejudice to any international instrument or national legislation which contains or may contain provisions of wider application, and emphasizing the importance of properly interpreting and implementing the obligations of States with respect to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
Status juridique
Negotiated soft law
Organe
United Nations General Assembly
Type de document
Resolution
Mode d'adoption
Consensus
Thèmes
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
All
N.A.
Année
2017
Reference
UNGA resolution, Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2017), A/RES/72/163, PP 5.