Contents
The United Nations Convention Against Torture and its Optional Protocol - A Commentary, 2nd Edition edited by Nowak, Manfred; Birk, Moritz; Monina, Giuliana (19th December 2019)
- Preliminary Material
- Main Text
- Introduction
- Preliminary Material
- 1 The Phenomenon of Torture
- 2 Drafting History, Entry into Force, and Status of Ratification of the Convention and Protocol
- 3 Content and Significance of the Convention and Protocol
- 4 Rules of Interpretation
- 5 Reservations, Declarations of Interpretation, and Denunciation of the Convention and Protocol
- Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Preamble
- Part I Substantive Articles
- Art.1 Definition of Torture
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- Art.2 Obligation to Prevent Torture
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 The Obligation to Take Effective Measures to Prevent Torture
- 3.1.1 Scope of Application
- 3.1.2 Legislative, Administrative, Judicial, or Other Measures
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- 3.1.2.1 Criminalization of Torture and Other Legislative Measures
- 3.1.2.2 Detention and Interrogation Safeguards
- 3.1.2.3 Ensuring Independent Monitoring of Places of Detention
- 3.1.2.4 Non-Refoulement and Asylum Procedure
- 3.1.2.5 Investigations and Prosecution
- 3.1.2.6 Providing Redress
- 3.1.2.7 Independence of the Judiciary and Access to Justice
- 3.1.2.8 Combating Trafficking, Sexual, and Gender-based Violence, Including Domestic Violence and Violence against Children, Persons with Disabilities, and Other Groups in Situations of Vulnerability
- 3.1.2.9 Collection of Disaggregated Data
- 3.2 Meaning of ‘any territory under its jurisdiction’
- 3.3 The Absolute Nature of the Prohibition of Torture
- 3.4 The Non-Derogable Nature of the Prohibition of Torture
- 3.5 Prohibition of Defence of Obedience to Superior Orders in Domestic Criminal Proceedings
- 3.6 Superior Orders as a Reason for Mitigating Circumstances
- 3.1 The Obligation to Take Effective Measures to Prevent Torture
- Art.3 Principle of Non-Refoulement
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 The Absolute Nature of the Prohibition of Refoulement
- 3.2 Forms of Prohibited Conduct
- 3.3 Meaning of ‘a Person’
- 3.4 Meaning of ‘to Another State’
- 3.5 Meaning of ‘Torture’
- 3.6 Probability of the Torture Risk (Risk Assessment)
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- 3.6.1 Time of Risk Assessment
- 3.6.2 Relevant Factors for the Risk Assessment
- 3.6.2.1 Objective and Subjective Test: General Human Rights Situation in Receiving State and Individual Situation
- 3.6.2.2 General Human Rights Situation in Receiving State
- 3.6.2.3 Past Torture or Other Ill-treatment
- 3.6.2.4 Activities and Personal Factors Making the Individual Particularly Vulnerable to Torture Risk
- 3.6.3 Internal Flight Alternative
- 3.6.4 Refoulement and Asylum Procedure
- 3.6.5 Diplomatic Assurances
- 3.7 Burden of Proof
- 3.8 Interim Measures under Article 3 CAT
- Art.4 Obligation to Criminalize Torture
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Applicability of Article 4 to Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- 3.2 Criminalized Acts under Article 4
- 3.3 Criminalization of Torture under National Law
- 3.4 Meaning of ‘Punishable by appropriate penalties’
- 3.5 Exclusion of any Immunity, Justification, and Excuse
- 3.6 Statute of Limitations
- 3.7 Can a Violation of Article 4 be Invoked in the Individual Complaint Procedure?
- Art.5 Types of Jurisdiction over the Offence of Torture
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
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- 3.1 Article 5(1)(a): Territorial Jurisdiction
- 3.2 Article 5(1)(b): Active Nationality Principle
- 3.3 Article 5(1)(c): Passive Nationality Principle
- 3.4 Article 5(2): Universal Jurisdiction
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- 3.4.1 Relation to Articles 6 and 7
- 3.4.2 Obligation to Establish Jurisdiction
- 3.4.3 Presence Requirement
- 3.4.3.1 ‘Have reason to suspect’
- 3.4.3.2 ‘Any territory under its jurisdiction’
- 3.4.3.3 Irrelevance of purpose and duration of suspect’s presence
- 3.4.3.4 Timing of Presence
- 3.4.3.5 Universal Jurisdiction in absentia
- 3.4.4 Competing Claims to Jurisdiction
- 3.4.5 Temporal Scope of Jurisdiction
- 3.5 Article 5(3): Savings Clause
- Art.6 Procedural Safeguards During the Preliminary Investigation Phase
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Article 6(1): Obligation to Ensure the Presence of the Alleged Torturer
- 3.2 Article 6(2): Obligation to Make a Preliminary Inquiry Into the Facts
- 3.3 Article 6(3): Obligation to Assist in Communicating with Representative of the State
- 3.4 Article 6(4): Obligation to Notify Other States of the Measures Taken and Intended to Be Taken
- Art.7 Aut Dedere aut Judicare
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Obligation to Prosecute combined with Authorization to Extradite
- 3.2 Article 7(1): Obligation of the Forum State to Proceed to Prosecution
- 3.2.1 ‘Submit the Case to its Competent Authorities for the Purpose of Prosecution’
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- 3.2.1.1 Discretion of Authorities Whether to Prosecute or Not
- 3.2.1.2 Prosecution Does Not Require Extradition Request
- 3.2.1.3 Obligation to Prosecute and Option to Extradite
- 3.2.1.4 ‘Third alternative’: Transfer to International Tribunals
- 3.2.1.5 Time for the Performance of Obligations under Article 7(1)
- 3.2.1.6 Temporal Scope of Obligation to Prosecute
- 3.2.1 ‘Submit the Case to its Competent Authorities for the Purpose of Prosecution’
- 3.3 Article 7(2): Procedural Safeguards in Case of Prosecution
- 3.4 Article 7(3): Right of the Alleged Torturer to Fair Treatment
- Art.8 The Convention as a Basis for Extradition
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Need for Removing Legal Obstacles to Extradition
- 3.2 Article 8(1): Obligation to Treat Torture as an Extraditable Offence in Extradition Treaties
- 3.3 Article 8(2): Authorization to Consider the Convention as Legal Basis for Extradition
- 3.4 Article 8(3): Obligation to Recognize Torture as an Extraditable Offence in Domestic Law
- 3.5 Article 8(4): Presumption of Equality between the Principles of Territoriality and Nationality
- Art.9 Mutual Judicial Assistance
- Art.10 Training of Personnel
- Art.11 Review of Detention and Interrogation Rules
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Meaning of ‘any case of torture’
- 3.2 Meaning of ‘rules, instructions, methods and practices as well as arrangements’
- 3.3 Meaning of ‘interrogations’ and ‘custody and treatment of persons deprived of liberty’
- 3.4 Meaning of ‘any territory under its jurisdiction’
- 3.5 Meaning of ‘systematic review’
- Art.12 Ex Officio Investigations
- Art.13 Right of Victims to Complain
- Art.14 Right of Torture Victims to Adequate Remedy and Reparation
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Traveaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Scope of Application
- 3.2 Procedural Obligations
- 3.2.1 Recognition of Victim Status and Victim Participation in Proceedings
- 3.2.2 Investigation as Precondition for other Forms of Reparation?
- 3.2.3 Obligation to Set Up a Specific Legal and Institutional Framework for Redress
- 3.2.4 Reparation Mechanisms in the Context of Transitional Justice Processes
- 3.2.5 Universal Civil Jurisdiction for Torture
- 3.2.6 Reparations for Victims of the ‘War on Terror’
- 3.3 Substantive Obligations
- Art.15 Non-Admissibility of Evidence Obtained by Torture
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- Art.16 Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Meaning of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 3.2 Applicability of Articles 3 to 15 to Other Forms of Ill-Treatment
- 3.3 State Obligations to Prevent Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 3.4 Prevention of Ill-Treatment in Detention
- 3.5 Preventing Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishments
- 3.6 Extra-Custodial Use of Force and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- 3.7 Prevention of Ill-Treatment Committed By Private Actors
- 3.8 Savings Clause (Paragraph 2)
- Art.1 Definition of Torture
- Part II Procedural Articles
- Art.17 Committee against Torture
- Art.18 Rules of Procedure
- Art.19 State Reporting Procedure
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Traditional Reporting Procedure
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- 3.1.1 Submission of States Reports (Article 19(1))
- 3.1.2 Additional Sources of Information
- 3.1.3 Pre-sessional Preparation: List of Issues
- 3.1.4 Consideration of States Reports by the Committee (Article 19(3))
- 3.1.5 Meaning of ‘general comments on the provisions of the Convention’ (Rule 74)
- 3.1.6 Follow-up to Concluding Observations
- 3.1.6.1 Development of the Procedure
- 3.1.6.2 Criteria for Identifying and Selecting Recommendations
- 3.1.6.3 The Rapporteur for Follow-up to Concluding Observations
- 3.1.6.4 The Submission of Follow-up Report by the State Party
- 3.1.6.5 Analysis of the State Information by the Rapporteur for Follow-up
- 3.1.6.6 Communication with the States Parties
- 3.2 Simplified Reporting Procedure (Rule 66)
- 3.3 Other Measures to Address the Problem of Overdue Reporting
- 3.4 Reprisals Following to Article 19
- 3.1 Traditional Reporting Procedure
- Art.20 Inquiry Procedure
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
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- 3.1 Meaning of ‘systematic practise of torture’
- 3.2 Article 20(1): Evaluation of Sources of Information
- 3.3 Article 20(2): Decision to Undertake an Inquiry
- 3.4 Article 20(3): Conducting the ‘inquiry’
- 3.5 Article 20(4): Adoption and Publication of the Findings
- 3.6 Follow-up under Article 20
- 3.7 Reprisals under Article 20
- Art.21 Inter-State Communications
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Scope of Application
- 3.2 Optional Character
- 3.3 Procedure
- 3.3.1 Preliminary Procedure (Article 21(1)(a))
- 3.3.2 Notification of the Committee (Article 21(1)(b))
- 3.3.3 Admissibility Requirements (Article 21(1)(b) and (c))
- 3.3.4 Friendly Solution (Article 21(1)(e))
- 3.3.5 Ad Hoc Conciliation Commission (Article 21(1)(e))
- 3.3.6 Other Procedural Provisions (Article 21(1)(d), (f), (g))
- 3.4 Conclusion of the Procedure and Report (Article 21(1)(h))
- 3.5 Entry into Force (Article 21(2))
- Art.22 Individual Complaints Procedure
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 Optional Character
- 3.2 Article 22(1): Standing of the Applicant
- 3.3 Article 22(1): Individuals Subject to Its Jurisdiction
- 3.4 Article 22(2): Inadmissibility of Anonymous Complaints
- 3.5 Article 22(2): Abuse of the Right of Submission
- 3.6 Manifestly Unfounded
- 3.7 Article 22(2): Incompatibility with the Provisions of the Convention
- 3.8 Article 22(5)(a): Examination under Another Procedure
- 3.9 Article 22(5) (b): Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies
- 3.10 Interim Measures
- 3.11 Article 22(3), (4), (6) and (7): Procedure before the Committee
- 3.12 Follow-up Procedure
- 3.13 Reprisals
- Art.23 Privileges and Immunities
- Art.24 Annual Report
- Part III Final Clauses
- Art.25 Signature and Ratification
- Art.26 Accession and Succession
- Art.27 Entry into Force
- Art.28 Opting Out of the Inquiry Procedure
- Art.29 Amendment
- Art.30 Settlement of Disputes
- Art.31 Denunciation
- Art.32 Notification by the Secretary-General
- Art.33 Authentic Texts
- Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment
- Preamble
- Part I General Principles
- Part II Subcommittee on Prevention
- Art.5 Size and Composition of the Subcommittee on Prevention
- Art.6 Nomination of Subcommittee Members
- Art.7 Election of the Subcommittee
- Art.8 Filling of Vacancies
- Art.9 Term of Office
- Art.10 Rules of Procedures
- Part III Mandate of the Subcommittee on Prevention
- Art.11 Mandate of the Subcommittee
- Art.12 Obligations of States Parties to Cooperate with the Subcommittee
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Travaux Préparatoires
- 3 Issues of Interpretation
- 3.1 The Controversial Nature of Article 12 OP
- 3.2 Obligation of States Parties to Allow Country Missions and Unannounced Visits to Places of Detention
- 3.3 Obligation of States Parties to Provide Information
- 3.4 Obligation of States Parties to Facilitate Contacts with NPMs
- 3.5 Obligation of States Parties to Enter Into Dialogue with the SPT on Possible Implementation Measures
- Art.13 Obligations of the Subcommittee Concerning Country Missions
- Art.14 Obligation of States Parties to Facilitate Visits by the Subcommittee to Places of Detention
- Art.15 Prohibition of Sanctions against any Source of Information of the Subcommittee
- Art.16 Reports of the Subcommittee
- Part IV National Preventive Mechanisms
- Art.17 Establishment of National Preventive Mechanisms
- Art.18 Independence, Pluralism, and Efficiency of National Preventive Mechanisms
- Art.19 Mandate and Power of National Preventive Mechanisms
- Art.20 Obligations of States Parties to Facilitate Visits by the National Preventive Mechanisms
- Art.21 Prohibition of Sanctions against any Source of Information of the NPM
- Art.22 Obligation of States Parties to Examine the Recommendations of National Preventive Mechanisms
- Art.23 Annual Reports of the National Preventive Mechanisms
- Part V Declaration
- Part VI Financial Provisions
- Part VII Final Provisions
- Art.27 Signature, Ratification, and Accession
- Art.28 Entry into Force
- Art.29 Validity in Federal States
- Art.30 Prohibition of Reservations
- Art.31 Relation to Regional Systems of Preventive Visits to Places of Detention
- Art.32 Relation to the International Committee of the Red Cross
- Art.33 Denunciation
- Art.34 Amendments
- Art.35 Privileges and Immunities
- Art.36 Obligations of Members of the Subcommittee during Country Missions
- Art.37 Authentic Texts
- Introduction
- Further Material
- Appendices
- Appendix A Texts relating to the Convention Against Torture
- Appendix A.1 Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Appendix A.2 Selected Draft Convention Texts
- Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Declaration)(9 December 1975)
- Draft Convention for the Prevention and Suppression of Torture, submitted by the International Association of Penal Law (IAPL Draft)(15 January 1978)
- Art.I (Torture as an international crime)
- Art.II (Definition of torture)
- Art.III (Responsibility)
- Art.IV (National measures for the prevention an suppression of torture)
- Art.V (Superior orders)
- Art.VI (Non-derogation)
- Art.VII (Evidentiary effect)
- Art.VIII (Period of limitation)
- Art.IX (Jurisdiction)
- Art.X (Extradition)
- Art.XI (Co-operation)
- Art.XII (Torture not a Political Offence)
- Art.XIII (International measure of implementation)
- Art.XIV (Settlement of disputes)
- Art.XV (Signature and accessions)
- Art.XVI (Reservations)
- Art.XVII (Depositing instruments of ratification)
- Art.XVIII (Accession)
- Art.XIX (Entry into Force)
- Art.XX (Revision)
- Art.XXI (Notification)
- Art.XXII (Official languages)
- Art.XXIII (Transmittal)
- Draft International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment(Original Swedish Draft)(18 January 1978)
- Revised text of the substantive parts of the Draft International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment(Revised Swedish Draft)(19 February 1979)
- Proposals for the Preamble and the Final Provisions of the Draft Convention(Swedish Draft)(2 December 1980)
- Appendix A.3 Status of Ratification of the Convention and Acceptance of Optional Procedures as of 31 December 2017
- Appendix A.4 Reservations, Declarations, Notifications, and Objections Relating to the Convention
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Reservation upon signature and confirmed upon ratification by Czechoslovakia (7 July 1988) and then confirmed upon succession by Czech Republic (22 February 1993)
- Reservation upon signature and then confirmed upon ratification by Czechoslovakia (7 July 1988)
- Declarations, Czech Republic (3 September 1996)
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Reservation upon signature, Federal Republic of Germany (13 October 1986)
- Reservations and declaration upon ratification, German Democratic Republic (9 October 1987)
- Declarations, German Democratic Republic (13 September 1990)
- Declaration upon ratification, Federal Republic of Germany (1 October 1990)
- Declarations, Federal Republic of Germany (19 October 2001)
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea Bissau
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of Korea
- Republic of Moldova
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arabic Republic
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Viet Nam
- Yugoslavia
- Zambia
- Appendix A.5 Rules of Procedure
- Contents
- Part One General rules
- I Sessions
- II Agenda
- III Members of the Committee
- IV Officers
- V Secretariat
- VI Languages
- VII Public and private meetings
- VIII Records
- IX Distribution of reports and other official documents of the Committee
- X Conduct of business
- r.36 Quorum
- r.37 Powers of the Chairperson
- r.38 Points of order
- r.39 Time limit on statements
- r.40 List of speakers
- r.41 Suspension or adjournment of meetings
- r.42 Adjournment of debate
- r.43 Closure of debate
- r.44 Order of motions
- r.45 Submission of proposals
- r.46 Decisions on competence
- r.47 Withdrawal of motions
- r.48 Reconsideration of proposals
- XI Voting
- XII Elections
- XIII Subsidiary bodies
- XIV Subcommittee on Prevention
- XV Information and documentation
- XVI Annual report of the Committee
- Part two Rules relating to the functions of the Committee
- XVII Reports from States parties under article 19 of the Convention
- r.65 Submission of reports
- r.66 List of issues submitted to a State party prior to receiving its report
- r.67 Non-submission of reports
- r.68 Attendance by States parties at examination of reports
- r.69 Request for additional reports and information
- r.70 Examination of report and dialogue with State party’s representatives
- r.71 Concluding observations by the Committee
- r.72 Follow-up and Rapporteurs
- r.73 Obligatory non-participation or non-presence of a member in the consideration of a report
- XVIII General comments of the Committee
- XIX Proceedings under article 20 of the Convention
- r.75 Transmission of information to the Committee
- r.76 Register of information submitted
- r.77 Summary of the information
- r.78 Confidentiality of documents and proceedings
- r.79 Meetings
- r.80 Issue of communiqués concerning closed meetings
- r.81 Preliminary consideration of information by the Committee
- r.82 Examination of the information
- r.83 Documentation from United Nations bodies and specialized agencies
- r.84 Establishment of an inquiry
- r.85 Cooperation of the State party concerned
- r.86 Visiting mission
- r.87 Hearings in connection with the inquiry
- r.88 Assistance during the inquiry
- r.89 Transmission of findings, comments or suggestions
- r.90 Summary account of the results of the proceedings
- XX Procedure for the consideration of communications received under article 21 of the Convention
- r.91 Declarations by States parties
- r.92 Notification by the States parties concerned
- r.93 Register of communications
- r.94 Information to the members of the Committee
- r.95 Meetings
- r.96 Issue of communiqués concerning closed meetings
- r.97 Requirements for the consideration of communications
- r.98 Good offices
- r.99 Request for information
- r.100 Attendance by the States parties concerned
- r.101 Report of the Committee
- XXI Procedure for the consideration of communications received under article 22 of the Convention
- A General provisions
- Rule 102Declarations by States parties
- r.103 Transmission of complaints
- r.104 Registration of complaints; Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures
- r.105 Request for clarification or additional information
- r.106 Summary of the information
- r.107 Meetings and hearings
- r.108 Issue of communiqués concerning closed meetings
- r.109 Obligatory non-participation or non-presence of a member in the examination of a complaint
- r.110 Optional non-participation of a member in the examination of a complaint
- B Procedure for determining admissibility of complaints
- r.111 Method of dealing with complaints
- r.112 Establishment of a working group and designation of special Rapporteurs for specific complaints
- r.113 Conditions for admissibility of complaints
- r.114 Interim measures
- r.115 Additional information, clarifications and observations
- r.116 Inadmissible complaints
- C Consideration of the merits
- A General provisions
- XVII Reports from States parties under article 19 of the Convention
- Appendix A.6 Members of the Committee against Torture since 1988 as of 31 December 2017
- Appendix A.7A Table 1: Article 3 Decisions Broken Down by State Party (Host Country) as of 31 March 2017
- Appendix A.7B
- Appendix A.7C
- Appendix A.7D
- Appendix B Texts relating to the Optional Protocol
- Appendix b.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Appendix B.2 Selected Draft Optional Protocol Texts
- Draft Optional Protocol to the Draft International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Original Costa Rica Draft)(6 March 1980)
- Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Revised Costa Rica Draft)(5 January 1991)
- Alternative preliminary draft optional protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, submitted by the delegation of Mexico with the support of the Latin American Group (GRULAC) at the ninth session of the working group in 2001 (Mexican Draft)(13 February 2001)
- Preamble
- Part I
- Part II
- Part III
- Part IV
- Article 15
- Article 16
- Article 17
- Article 18
- Article 19
- Article 20 (former art. 16, amended)
- Article 21 (former art. 17 [16 bis])
- Article 22
- Article 23
- Article 24 (former art. 18 [17])
- Article 25 (former art. 19 [18])
- Article 26 (former art. 20 [18 bis])
- Article 27 (former art. 21 [19])
- Article 28 (former art. 22 [19 bis])
- Article 29 (former art. 23 [20], amended)
- Article 30 (former art. 24, amended)
- Article 31 (former art. 25 [21])
- Proposal of new and revised Articles to be included in the Original Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Submitted by the Delegation of Sweden on Behalf of the European Union at the ninth session of the working group in 2001 (EU Draft)(22 February 2001)
- Preamble
- Article 1 (new)
- Article 2 (old 2)
- Article 3 (old 1 revised)
- Article 4 (old 3)
- Article 5 (old 4)
- Article 6 (old 5)
- Article 7 (old 6)
- Article 8 (old 7)
- Article 9 (old 8 revised)
- Article 10 (old 9)
- Article 11 (old 10)
- Article 12 (old 11)
- Article 13 (old 12 revised)
- Article 14 (old 14)
- Article 15 (new)
- Article 16 (old 15)
- Article 17 (old 16)
- Article 18 (old 17)
- Article 19 (old 18)
- Article 19 bis (new)
- Article 20 (old 19)
- Article 21 (old 20)
- Article 22 (old 21)
- Article 23 (old 22)
- Article 24 (old 23)
- Article 25 (old 24)
- Article 26 (old 25)
- Preamble
- Alternative Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, submitted by the Delegation of the United States of America at the tenth Session of the Working Group in 2002 (US Draft),(16 January 2002)
- Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment(Proposal by the Chairperson-Rapporteur)(17 January 2002)
- Appendix B.3 Status of Ratification of the Optional Protocol as of 31 December 2017
- Appendix B.4 Rules of Procedure
- Part One General rules
- I Sessions
- II Members of the SPT
- III Bureau of the SPT
- IV Secretariat of the SPT
- V Communications
- VI Languages
- VII Confidentiality
- VIII Documents of the SPT
- IX Conduct of business
- X Co-operation with United Nations organs and mechanisms and other international, regional and national institutions or organizations
- Part Two Rules Concerning National Preventive Mechanisms
- Part Three Rule Relating to Interpretation
- Part Four Rules Relating to Suspension and Amendment of these Rules
- Part One General rules
- Appendix B.5 Members of the Subcommittee since 2007 as of 31 December 2017
- Appendix A Texts relating to the Convention Against Torture
- Bibliography
- Index
- Appendices
