TY  - BOOK
AU  - Murray,Rachel
TI  - Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture
SN  - 0191729485
AV  - KZ7170 .O68 
U1  - 341.48 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - United Nations
KW  - Committee against Torture
KW  - fast
KW  - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
KW  - (1984 December 10)
KW  - Protocols, etc
KW  - (2002 December 18)
KW  - Torture (International law)
KW  - Torture
KW  - Prevention
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The origins and background of OPCAT -- Drafting OPCAT : towards deadlock : 1991-2000 -- The text of OPCAT -- The scope of OPCAT -- The role of the Subcommittee on Prevention on Torture (SPT) -- The role of NPMs -- OPCAT within the broader UN and regional systems -- Regional trends toward ratification and implementation of OPCAT -- Conclusion: Emerging trends and the future of OPCAT
N2  - 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 framework against torture, and suggests best practices
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