DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: International Humanitarian Law, Freedom From Torture, Peremptory Norm
Document Summary
Week 2 freedom from torture and freedom of speech. Un special rapporteur on the question of torture. The establishment of the committee against torture under the un convention against. Torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment. Subcommittee on the prevention of torture created by the optional protocol to uncat: sources, articles 7 and 10 iccpr, article 3 echr, article 5 achr and article 5 achpr, cat, many soft law instruments. International humanitarian law: geneva convention i,ii, iii and iv. International criminal law: torture and other forms of ill-treatment may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity. Icc rome statute has codified crimes against humanity and war crimes and provided definitions for torture (arts. 7 and 8: legal status, prohibition of torture is: No exceptions are provided: a norm of customary international law. Non-derogability of the norm also during war times or other public emergencies. No requirement for aggravation of pain and suffering.
