| Description |
xxix, 475 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Table of Principal Treaties, Declarations, Codes of Conduct, and other International Instruments -- A Note on the Citation of CPT Documents -- 1. The Decline and Re-emergence of Torture -- 2. Torture and the Liberal Democratic State: Three Modern Case Studies -- 3. The Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- 4. The Origins and Drafting of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- 5. The CPT: Membership, Back-up Services, and Modus Operandi -- 6. Findings of Ill-Treatment -- 7. Police Custody: Procedural Safeguards -- 8. Conditions of Detention -- 9. Current Assessment and Future Prospects -- App. 3. Rules of Procedure -- App. 4. Tables of Signatures and Ratifications -- App. 5. Lists of CPT Visits and of Resulting Reports and Responses, 1990-97 -- App. 6. CPT Membership -- App. 7. CPT Statements of Standards -- App. 8. CPT Document Citation |
| Summary |
"This documentary and empirical study considers in detail the work of the latest actor on the international stage attempting to prevent torture. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the CPT) represents a new phase in international human rights intervention." "The authors examine the text and the modus operandi of the Committee, set the CPT's standards against those of other international bodies and discuss how the work of the Committee should best be carried forward in an enlarged and increasingly diverse European community of nations."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-468) and index |
| Notes |
Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0. Uk |
| Subject |
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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| SUBJECT |
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987 November 26)
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| Subject |
Torture (International law)
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Torture -- Europe -- Prevention
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| Author |
Morgan, Rodney
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| LC no. |
98024190 |
| ISBN |
0198262574 (acid-free paper) |
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9780198262572 (acid-free paper) |
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