Table of Contents
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Article 16. Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(Gerrit Zach and Moritz Birk)
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PART II: PROCEDURAL ARTICLES
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Article 17.
Article 18.
Article 19.
Article 20.
Article 21.
Article 22.
Article 23.
Article 24.
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Committee against Torture (Giuliana Monina)
Rules of Procedure (Giuliana Monina)
State Reporting Procedure (Giuliana Monina)
Inquiry Procedure (Giuliana Monina)
Inter-State Communications (Giuliana Monina)
Individual Complaints Procedure (Giuliana Monina)
Privileges and Immunities (Giuliana Monina)
Annual Report (Giuliana Monina)
PART III: FINAL CLAUSES
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Article 25.
Article 26.
Article 27.
Article 28.
Article 29.
Article 30.
Article 31.
Article 32.
Article 33.
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Signature and Ratification (Giuliana Monina)
Accession and Succession (Giuliana Monina)
Entry into Force (Giuliana Monina)
Opting Out of the Inquiry Procedure (Giuliana Monina)
Amendment (Giuliana Monina)
Settlement of Disputes (Giuliana Monina)
Denunciation (Giuliana Monina)
Notification by the Secretary-General (Giuliana Monina)
Authentic Texts (Giuliana Monina)
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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Preamble (Stephanie Krisper)
703
PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
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Article 1.
Article 2.
Article 3.
Article 4.
System of Preventive Visits to Places of Detention
(Stephanie Krisper)
Establishment of a UN Subcommittee on Prevention
(Kerstin Buchinger)
National Preventive Mechanism (Stephanie Krisper)
Obligation to Allow Preventive Visits to All Places of
Detention (Stephanie Krisper)
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