The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture was adopted in 2002 and provides for the establishment of national preventive mechanisms to stop torture from happening. This work sets out the powers of these mechanisms, their role within the international …
"The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) establishes an independent international treaty body (the SPT [Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture]) which visits states and places where persons are deprived of their liberty. It also requires states to set u…
The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture was adopted in 2002 and provides for the establishment of national preventive mechanisms to stop torture from happening. This book sets out the powers of these mechanisms, their role within the larger interna…