had committed the act and regardless of the legislation of the country in which the act had been committed. International instruments took precedence over internal law. In the absence ~f any international treaty, the Greek Code of PeDal Procedure applied. Extradition was thas possible only in conn~ction with an act punishable by a prison sentence of more than two years, unless an international agreement provided otherwise. 149. With reference to articles 10 and 11 of the Convention, the representative st~ted that police officers and prison officials were taught about human rigb.ts and the prohibi ',ion of torture as part of their normal instruction. Legislation on the Greek prison system enacted in 1989 provided for treatment designed to achieve the social rehabilitation of prisoners. Although such provisions were considered satisfactory, Greek authorities acknowledged that their ~mp1ementation gave rise to difficulties since prisons in Greece were overcrowd~d and no new prisons had been built in the past 20 years owing to the shortage of funds. 150, In connection with art 4 cle 12 of the Convention, the representative referred to three cftses where police ufficers had been accused of committi~g acts of torture. In one case, the accused had been acquitted and the other two cases were still pending before thu courts. 151, In relation to article 1. of the Convention, the representative stated that it was imposoible to set standardS relating to compensatioD for torture victims in Greece since the amount depended on the specific circumstdnces of each casft and compensation was granted only where the victim had submitted a request for it. Concludigg obseryatiogs 152. In their concluding rem~rks, the members of the Committee welcomed the oral replies of the representative of Greece to their questions and e.pressed the wish to receive from the Greek Government, in its next periodic report, aetailed information on the situation of detainees and the regime applicable to them. 153. The representative of Greece assured the Committee would not fail to provide the information requested. th~t his Goverament Netherlands Antilles AAd Aruba 154. The Committee considered the initial report or th~ Netherl.nds Antill•• (CAT/C/9/Add.2) and the additional report uf Aruba (CAT/C/9/Add.3) at its 63rd and 64th me.tings, held on l~ November 1990 (CAT/C/6R.63 and 64). 1~~. The reports were introduced by the representatives from those two autonomous parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. 156, The representativ~ from the Netherlands Antilles provided information on the Bocial and legal structure of the is)ands. He pointed out that the juti;~iary, the executive power and the legislature of the islands were governed by the same priaciples 8S were found in the Constitution of the Ne~herlands. The indepondence of the judicillry was guaranteed by the Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles, Judges we~~ sppointed for life. -29-