- Subject(s):
- Torture — Human rights remedies — Treaties, interpretation
This chapter presents Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits torture, and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It begins with a short introduction, placing the provision within the context of international human rights law more generally. It then reviews the drafting history or preparatory work of the provision; discusses the interpretation of the text and the legal issues, with references to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Commission on Human Rights; and concludes with a selective bibliography on the provision.
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