duri conI judiciary was guaranteed: how the activities of the National Security Corps were regulated; how the National Councils of the Czech and Slovak Republic and of the Federal Assembly on the pOlice would regulate the latter's activities in combating torture; how the principle of the rule of law was to be guaranteed; whether any complaints of torture or ill-treatment had been made in recent years; whether the perpetrators had been punished either by court convictions or disciplinary measures; and whether compensation had been provided for the victims. 138, macl oute 139. rehc that in F 130. Concerning the reporting State's intention to withdraw its reservation to article 20 and to make the declaration under article 22, members wished to know what legislation was to be adopted and what administrative measures would be taken to give full effect to the Convention in that regard. 131. With reference to articles 1 and 4 of the Convention, members of the Committee noted that there was no definition of the specific offence of torture in Czechoslovak penal law and they observed that the legislation cited in the report was not adequate to satisfy the requirements of those articles. They, therefore, wished to receive extracts of various penal provisions relating to the Convention in order to assess whether Czechoslovak law fully covered acts of torture as defined in the Convention. 132. In connection with article 2 of the convention, members of the Committee wished to know whether there were any specific cases in which a member of the National Security Corps had refused to obey an order from a superior on the grounds that it would mean committing a criminal offence. 140. I tran defi Conv was pena draf the rega Cornrn, liab: of tl 40 Cl 1989, been 133. Regarding article 3 of the Convention, members noted that the inclusion in the Convention of that article was intended precisely to cover cases that were not within the scope of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and asked what legal measures had been taken to implement, in particular, paragraph 2 of that article. 134. In connection with article 5 of the Convention, it was asked whether the provision contained in section 20 (a) of the amended Penal Code, whereby Czechoslovak law would be applicable in cases where international treaties applied, had precedence over the provision contained in article 20, paragraph 1, of the Penal Code, which provided that Czechoslovak law would be applicable in the case of offences committed abroad by aliens only if the offence was also punishable under the law in force in the territory where it had been committed. 135. With regard to article 7 of the Convention, clarification was requested in respect of a number of exceptions, listed in the report, to the institution of proceedings for criminal offences. 136. Concerning article 10 of the Convention, members recalled that the article required medical as well as law enforcement personnel to be educated about the prohibition against torture. 137. In connection with article 11 of the Convention, members of the Committee wished to know specifically what guarantees detained persons enjoyed and how rules and practices in that regard were kept under reView; what was the -28Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library 141. the J and c 142. that requi consi 143. it wa more autho 144. I the m to in addit, human, per SOl isolal lengtl execul detent