Table of Contents PART II:  SUBCOMMITTEE ON PREVENTION Size and Composition of the Subcommittee on Prevention (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 6. Nomination of Subcommittee Members (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 7. Election of the Subcommittee (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 8. Filling of Vacancies (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 9. Term of Office (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 10. Rules of Procedures (Kerstin Buchinger) xi 753 Article 5. PART III:  MANDATE OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PREVENTION 755 766 773 782 786 792 801 Article 11. Mandate of the Subcommittee (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 12. Obligations of States Parties to Cooperate with the Subcommittee (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 13. Obligations of the Subcommittee Concerning Country Missions (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 14. Obligation of States Parties to Facilitate Visits by the Subcommittee to Places of Detention (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 15. Prohibition of Sanctions against any Source of Information of the Subcommittee (Kerstin Buchinger) Article 16. Reports of the Subcommittee (Kerstin Buchinger) 803 PART IV:  NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISMS 879 Article 17. Establishment of National Preventive Mechanisms (Stephanie Krisper) Article 18. Independence, Pluralism, and Efficiency of National Preventive Mechanisms (Stephanie Krisper) Article 19. Mandate and Power of National Preventive Mechanisms (Stephanie Krisper) Article 20. Obligations of States Parties to Facilitate Visits by the National Preventive Mechanisms (Stephanie Krisper) Article 21. Prohibition of Sanctions against any Source of Information of the NPM (Stephanie Krisper) Article 22. Obligation of States Parties to Examine the Recommendations of National Preventive Mechanisms (Stephanie Krisper) 820 834 848 861 867 881 890 911 921 938 944