The definition of torture in contemporary international law and practice

Torture is prohibited in a great number of international treaties. Some of the documents prohibit torture in general terms; some of them propose the definition of torture. The purpose of this research is to analyse how the legal scope of torture definition enshrined in the CAT has changed throughout...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Šilinytė, Evelina
Other Authors: Jakulevičienė, Lyra
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT) 2012
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://vddb.laba.lt/fedora/get/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2012~D_20120703_131129-34868/DS.005.1.01.ETD