The Guide on anti-torture legislation is a joint publication of the Association of the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI). This guide is primarily intended to assist lawmakers and other actors in drafting specific anti-torture legislation or in revising existing domestic laws, such as criminal codes, laws on reparations for criminal acts or on civil procedures. With a view to identifying the elements of national legislation that provide the most relevant and meaningful protection, the guide uses State obligations under the Convention against Torture as a starting point. The work of the UN Committee against Torture, as well as other treaty bodies, courts, special procedures and scholars’ articles were also used to substantiate and identify what are the elements national legislation ought to include. Association for the Prevention of Torture - APT Centre Jean-Jacques Gautier P.O. Box 137 1211 Geneva 19 Switzerland apt@apt.ch www.apt.ch Convention against Torture Initiative - CTI Secretariat Route de Ferney 10 1202 Geneva Switzerland info@cti2024.org ISBN: 978-2-940337-92-7 Guide on anti-torture legislation When a State accedes to or ratifies the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, it agrees to fight impunity by making torture a crime. While there is continued focus at the United Nations’ level on the importance of enacting legislation that implements the Convention against Torture, there are few practical tools and examples of good practices that are easily accessible for national level actors to consult. This guide was therefore drafted to bridge this information gap and support adoption of antitorture legislation. Guide on anti-torture legislation