Treaty Organs of The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 1984 and The Optional Protocol of 2002 – The Committee Against Torture and The Subcommittee on Prevention Cover Image

Organy traktowe Konwencji w sprawie zakazu stosowania tortur oraz innego okrutnego, nieludzkiego lub poniżającego traktowania albo karania z 1984 roku oraz Protokołu fakultatywnego z 2002 roku – Komitet Przeciwko Torturom i Podkomitet do Spraw Prewen
Treaty Organs of The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 1984 and The Optional Protocol of 2002 – The Committee Against Torture and The Subcommittee on Prevention

Author(s): Aleksandra Zawiślak
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: convention; committee; protocol; subcommittee; prohibition of torture

Summary/Abstract: The mechanisms for the protection of human rights presented in this paper are the available procedures used in prevention of violations of the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading forms of treatment or punishment. The aim of the study is to present the legal aspects of the prohibition of torture as specified in the 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, In-human or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The author focuses on the functioning, objectives, and activities of the treaty bodies, i.e., The Committee against Torture and the Subcommittee on Preven-tion, as well as the mutual relations between these bodies.

  • Issue Year: 12/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 141-156
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish