The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture / Rachel Murray, Elina Steinerte, Malcolm Evans, Antenor Hallo de Wolf.

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Murray, Rachel (Rachel H.)

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xx, 241 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780191029745
0191029742

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against TortureDDC classification:

341.48 23

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KZ7170.A61984 M87 2011eb

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Contents:

The origins and background of OPCAT -- Drafting OPCAT : towards deadlock : 1991-2000 -- The text of OPCAT -- The scope of OPCAT -- The role of the Subcommittee on Prevention on Torture (SPT) -- The role of NPMs -- OPCAT within the broader UN and regional systems -- Regional trends toward ratification and implementation of OPCAT -- Conclusion : emerging trends and the future of OPCAT.

Summary: The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture was adopted in 2002 and provides for the establishment of national preventive mechanisms to stop torture from happening. This book sets out the powers of these mechanisms, their role within the larger international framework against torture, and suggests best practices.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-235) and index.

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The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture was adopted in 2002 and provides for the establishment of national preventive mechanisms to stop torture from happening. This book sets out the powers of these mechanisms, their role within the larger international framework against torture, and suggests best practices.

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