7 I General part 1. Prohibition of Torture 1.1. National legislation The Constitution of the Republic of Serbia1 guarantees human dignity, the sanctity of life and inviolability of physical and mental integrity, and explicitly prohibits ill-treatment2. The Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, Article 25 Paragraph 2 Nobody can be subjected to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment3. Prohibition of torture is foreseen by other legal regulation, among others by the Criminal Procedure Code4, Law on Police5 and Law on Execution of Criminal Sanctions6. Criminal Code7 determinates torture and ill-treatment as a separate offense8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 „Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia“, No.98/2006 Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, Articles 23, 24 and 25 Taken from the Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms „Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia „, No. 70/2001 and 68/2002 and „ Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia „, No. 58/2004, 85/2005, 115/2005, 85/2005 – state law 49/2007, 20/2009 – State Law 72/2009 and 76/2010 „Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia „, No. 101/2005, 63/2009 - Constitutional Court‘s decision and 92/2011 „Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia „, No. 85/2005, 72/2009 and 31/2011 „Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia „, No. 85/2005, 88/2005 - modification 107/2005 - modification 72/2009, 111/2009 and 121/2012 Convention against Torture, Article 4: (1) Each State Party shall ensure that all acts of torture are offences under its criminal law. The same shall apply to an attempt to commit torture and to an act by any person which constitutes complicity or participation in torture. (2) Each State Party shall make these offences punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account their grave nature.