Reporting Killings as Human Rights Violations Handbook

Combating Torture

A Manual for Judges and Prosecutors

By Conor Foley

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Table of Contents - Search - Introduction - 1: The Prohibition of Torture in International Law - 2: Safeguards Against Torture - 3: The Role of Judges and Prosecutors - 4: Conducting Investigations and Inquiries - 5: Prosecuting Suspected Torturers and Providing Redress - Appendices
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Prosecuting suspected torturers and providing redress to the victims of torture - Torture as a criminal offence - Culpability for crimes of torture or other forms of ill-treatment - Identifying and prosecuting those responsible - The obligation to prosecute - Fair trials - Immunities, amnesties and statutes of limitation - Punishment - Redress

5 Prosecuting suspected torturers and providing redress to the victims of torture

Contents

Prosecuting suspected torturers and providing redress to the victims of torture

Torture as a criminal offence

Culpability for crimes of torture or other forms of ill-treatment

Identifying and prosecuting those responsible

The obligation to prosecute

Fair trials

Immunities, amnesties and statutes of limitation

Punishment

Redress

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5 Prosecuting suspected torturers and providing redress to the victims of torture: section links...
Prosecuting suspected torturers and providing redress to the victims of torture - Torture as a criminal offence - Culpability for crimes of torture or other forms of ill-treatment - Identifying and prosecuting those responsible - The obligation to prosecute - Fair trials - Immunities, amnesties and statutes of limitation - Punishment - Redress
Manual links: website home page
Table of Contents - Search - Introduction - 1: The Prohibition of Torture in International Law - 2: Safeguards Against Torture - 3: The Role of Judges and Prosecutors - 4: Conducting Investigations and Inquiries - 5: Prosecuting Suspected Torturers and Providing Redress - Appendices
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