International Law and Justice
Foreword by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment cause severe harm to human dignity. For this reason the eradication of torture and other forms of ill-treatment has been at the heart of the work of the United Nations almost since its creation. While significant progress has been made these practices continue and much remains to be done.
The optional protocol to the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment which aims to prevent torture was adopted in 2002 and entered into force in 2006. The Optional Protocol established an international torture prevention mechanism the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Pursuant to article 3 of the Optional Protocol States parties should establish independent national bodies for the prevention of torture and ill-treatment at the domestic level known as the national preventive mechanisms.
Reporting Under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Training Guide (Part I – Manual)
The manual is aimed at assisting States parties in fulfilling their reporting obligations under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Its objective is to facilitate understanding of the rights enshrined in the Convention and the corresponding obligations of the States parties in respecting protecting and fulfilling those rights. The manual is based on the provisions of the Convention the general comments of the Committee against Torture its jurisprudence on individual communications and its concluding observations on State party’s initial and periodic reports as well as its reporting guidelines rules of procedure working methods and other documents. The manual should be seen as a practical tool while bearing in mind the constantly developing practice of the Committee in interpreting the Convention. The present manual also constitutes a reference document for trainers who intend to design and deliver training courses on reporting to the Committee on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention. The manual can be used jointly with the training guide on reporting to the United Nations treaty bodies which covers all the procedural aspects of the reporting process.
Access to Remedy in Cases of Business-related Human Rights Abuse
A Practical Guide for State-based Non-Judicial Mechanisms
Over the course of six years and in response to successive mandates from the Human Rights Council OHCHR’s Accountability and Remedy Project developed guidance on how to enhance the effectiveness of the three categories of remedial mechanisms covered in the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. For each category of mechanism OHCHR spent two years consulting with those who use design and administer the mechanism among others to identify good-practice lessons resulting in a set of reports presented to the Human Rights Council. This publication compiles the guidance and explanatory notes from those reports focusing on State-based non-judicial mechanisms.
Committee against torture
The Convention establishes pursuant to article 17 the Committee against Torture to supervise and monitor the implementation by States parties of the substantive provisions of the treaty. The Committee consists of 10 independent and impartial members from different backgrounds and from various regions of the world elected by the States parties for a term of four years. It adopted its rules of procedure in accordance with article 18 of the Convention. The Committee meets three times a year for up to four weeks at a time.
Foreword by the Chair of the Committee against Torture
Forty years ago the General Assembly adopted the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment with the stated purpose “to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world”. Today 174 States are parties to the Convention making it one of the most supported international human rights treaties and highlighting the ever-increasing push towards the global eradication of this egregious violation of the dignity of human beings.
Other information relevant to the law of the sea
Información jurídica relativa a la convención de las naciones unidas sobre el derecho del mar: Tratados bilaterales
Autres informations relatives au droit de la mer
État, au 31 juillet 2024, de la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer, de l’Accord relatif à l’application de la partie XI de la Convention, de l’Accord aux fins de l’application des dispositions de la Convention relatives à la conservation et à la gestion des stocks de poissons dont les déplacements s’effectuent tant à l’intérieur qu’au-delà de zones économiques exclusives (stocks chevauchants) et des stocks de poissons grands migrateurs et de l’Accord se rapportant à la Convention et portant sur la conservation et l’utilisation durable de la diversité biologique marine des zones ne relevant pas de la juridiction nationale
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