(26) The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the requirements of the common core document in the harmonized guidelines on reporting, as approved by the international human rights treaty bodies and contained in document HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5. (27) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted by Lithuania to the Committee and the concluding observations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (28) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 7, 12, 14 and 15 above. (29) The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as its third periodic report, by 21 November 2012. 44. Montenegro (1) The Committee considered the initial report of Montenegro (CAT/C/MNE/1 and Corr.1) at its 848th and 851st meetings (CAT/C/SR.848 and CAT/C/SR.851), held on 11th and 12th November 2008, and adopted, at its 861st meeting (CAT/C/SR.861), held on 19 November 2008, the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s initial report and the replies to its list of issues (CAT/C/MNE/Q/1). The Committee expresses appreciation for the constructive dialogue held with the high-level delegation. B. Positive aspects (3) The Committee welcomes the many legislative and administrative measures taken by the State party in areas of relevance to the Convention, including the adoption of: (a) The new Constitution in 2007 which defines torture and stipulates that international treaties have supremacy over national legislation; (b) The Law on Protection of Rights of Mental Health Patients, the establishment of the Committee on Ethics and the Council for the Protection of Rights of Mental Health Patients in 2006; (c) The Asylum Law in July 2006 with application as of 25 January 2007; (d) The Strategy for the Reform of the Judiciary for the period 2007 - 2012; and (e) The Code of Police Ethics in January 2006. (4) The Committee also welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2006. C. Main subjects of concern and recommendations Definition of torture (5) While noting that article 9 of the Constitution provides that international treaties may be directly applicable by the courts and that the provisions of international treaties have precedence over domestic law, the Committee remains concerned that the definition of torture provided in domestic legislation is not fully in conformity with the definition of article 1 in the Convention. In particular, the Committee is concerned that the Criminal Code does not explicitly criminalize consent or acquiescence of torture by a public official and does not specifically cover mental suffering inflicted as torture (art. 1). 58

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