The United Nations Convention Against Torture and its Optional Protocol
A Commentary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23402195 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Manfred Nowak, Moritz Birk, Giuliana Monina |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1376 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | United Nations Convention Against Torture and Its Optional Protocol (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/law/9780198846178.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4400047942 |
| Open Library | OL29441993M |
| ISBN | 9780198846178 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 57 |
The first edition of this book was written during the so-called ‘war on terror’ (2004–2006), which undermined the universal consensus on the absolute prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Since then, several important developments in the field have been seen. There has been a considerable change in the ratification status of both the Convention against Torture and its Optional Protocol. Since 2008, the Convention against Torture Committee has adopted three new General Comments; more than 200 new individual complaints covering all substantial articles; new rules of procedure as well as conducted four new inquiry procedures under Article 20 of the Convention against Torture. In relation to the Optional Protocol, this second edition contains a detailed analysis of the initial ten years of work of the SPT taking into account the work of national preventive mechanisms. The book has been revised to reflect these changes. It still attempts to be an in-depth analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the Convention and its Optional Protocol and continues to serve as a comprehensive guide, and it is now more user friendly, providing a more concise analysis. There has been considerable revision, reorganization, and expansion of many articles. However, it leaves untouched the thorough analysis of the travaux préparatoires of the Convention and its Optional Protocol in the Commission on Human Rights and its inter-sessional Working Group. The book concludes that the ‘war on terror’ seems to be over, but the practice of torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment has certainly not improved since then.
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Arrest Warrant Case (Democratic Republic of the Congo v Belgium)
Torture and Its Definition In International Law
The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture
Does Torture Prevention Work
The U.N. Convention on Torture and the Prospects for Enforcement
European Convention on Human Rights
Preventing Torture
Zimbabwe
Preventing Torture? The Development of the Optional Protocol to the Un Convention Against Torture
Human Rights, Non-refoulement and the Protection of Refugees in Hong Kong
The convention and the committee against torture
Gaps in International Protection and the Potential for Redress through Individual Complaints Procedures
Black letter abuse
Superior orders and the International Criminal Court
The Risk of Torture as a Basis for Refusing Extradition and the Use of Diplomatic Assurances to Protect against Torture after 9/11
Belgium's First Application of Universal Jurisdiction
Is the Bell Tolling for Universality? A Plea for a Sensible Notion of Universal Jurisdiction
War Crimes and State Immunity in the Ferrini Decision
Refugee Protection under International Human Rights Law
When May Senior State Officials Be Tried for International Crimes? Some Comments on the Congo v. Belgium Case
The Duty of States Parties to the Convention against Torture to Provide Procedures Permitting Victims to Recover Reparations for Torture Committed Abroad
The Admissibility of Evidence Obtained by Torture under International Law
National Human Rights Institutions. Criteria and Factors for Assessing Their Effectiveness
Rotten Fruit
The Changing Nature of the Relationship between the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and National Preventive Mechanisms
National Preventive Mechanisms under the Optional Protocol to the Torture Convention
The Lawful Sanctions Clause in the State Reporting Procedure before the Committee against Torture
Proposals for Improving the UN Human Rights Programme
Challenges to the Absolute Nature of the Prohibition of Torture and Ill-Treatment
The Van Boven/Bassiouni Principles
All the Perfumes of Arabia’
The Treatment of Prisoners under International Law
Individual Human Rights Complaints Procedures Based on United Nations Treaties and the Need for Reform
The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and the Detention of Refugees
The Human Rights Committee
The Defence of ‘Obedience to Superior Orders’ in International Law
Ferrini v. Federal Republic of Germany
Torture Under the European Convention on Human Rights
The Emerging Recognition of Universal Civil Jurisdiction
Why terrorism works
The Ríos Montt case and universal jurisdiction
The Jewel in the Crown and Its Three Guardians
The Need for a World Court of Human Rights
The United Nations Convention Against Torture. A Handbook on the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |