 | 1999 - 940 pages
...set forth in the United States instrument of ratification to the Convention. (b) Torture means: (1) Any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether...from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions. (2) In order to constitute torture, an act must be specifically intended to Inflict severe physical... | |
 | 2001 - 852 pages
...forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment that do not amount to torture. (3) Torture does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions. Lawful sanctions include judicially imposed sanctions and other enforcement actions authorized by law,... | |
 | 2007 - 1168 pages
...forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment that do not amount to torture. (3) Torture does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions. Lawful sanctions include judicially imposed sanctions and other enforcement actions authorized by law,... | |
 | 2004 - 892 pages
...and was associated with armed conflict. (ii) Comments. (A) Consistent with §11.4(b), this offense does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to, lawfully imposed punishments. This offense does §11.6 §11.6 not include the incidental infliction... | |
 | 2005 - 904 pages
...and was associated with armed conflict. (ii) Comments. (A) Consistent with §11.4(b). this offense does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to, lawfully imposed punishments. This offense does §11.6 §11.6 not include the incidental infliction... | |
 | 1986 - 1178 pages
...a very similar definition of torture (E/CN.4/1367, Annex at 1): For the purpose of this Convention, torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering,...from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions. 38 48 Revue Internationale de Droit Penal Nos. 3 and 4, at 208 (1977). Paraguay is one such nation.... | |
 | 1976 - 988 pages
...an act he has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating him or other persons. It does not include pain or suffering arising only...from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions to the extent consistent with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. 2. Torture... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations - 1976 - 1270 pages
...an act he has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating him or other persons. It does not include pain or suffering arising only...from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions to the extent consistent with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. 3/ 2. Torture... | |
 | James Avery Joyce - 1978 - 582 pages
...an act he has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating him or other persons. It does not include pain or suffering arising only...from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions to the extent consistent with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. 2. Torture... | |
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torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third... 
