CONCEPT OF TORTURE IN A CRIMINAL LAW
Journal Title: Administratīvā un kriminālā justīcija - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 79
Abstract
The paper considers basic provisions about the concept of torture in a Criminal Law and characteristics of torture. Torture constitutes a serious crime with traumatic physical and psychological consequences. The ban on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is well articulated in national and international instruments. The paper provides analyses of various scientists, theories of Criminal Law, it also analyses the existing judicial practice.
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Aldona Kipāne
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- DOI 10.17770/acj.v2i79.2802
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