The european convention for the prevention of torture: 1992–1997

International and Comparative Law Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 663-675

  Evans, Malcolm ^a   Morgan, Rod ^a  

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EID: 74849084866     PISSN: 00205893     EISSN: 14716895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002058930006084X     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. See M. Evans and R. Morgan, “The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture: Operational Practice” (1992) 41 1.C.L.Q. 590.
2. First Protocol, Art.3 (amending ECPT, Art.18).
3. See the Dayton Agreement on Implementing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, (1996) 35 I.L.M. 170.
4. For detailed consideration of these issues see M. Evans and R. Morgan, “The European Torture Committee: Membership Issues” (1994) 5 EJ.I.L. 249.
5. ECPT, Art.5(3). The term of office of three of the first elected members was reduced to a two-year term by lot in order to ensure a regular turnover. This was a legacy of an earlier draft of the ECPT which envisaged a smaller committee limited (initially) to seven members and which did not consist of members from each State. See A. Cassese, “A New Approach to Human Rights: The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture” (1989) 83 A.J.I.L. 128, 146.
6. Costello-Roberts v. UK (1993) E.C.H.R. Ser.A, No.247-C.
7. See Tomasi v. France (1992) E.C.H.R. Ser.A, No.241-A
8. Ribitsch v. Austria (1995) E.C.H.R. Ser.A, No.336;
9. Aksoy v. Turkey, Judgment of the Court, 18 Dec. 1996.
10. e.g. Hilton v. UK (1978) 3 E.H.R.R. 104, Appl. No.5613/72;
11. McFeeley v. UK (1980) 20 D.R. 44, Appl. No.8317/78.
12. e.g. the Netherlands 1, Response 1, paras.23–24; Germany 1, Response 1, pp.7–8; for extended discussion see R. Morgan, “Custody in the Police Station: How do England and Wales Measure up in Europe” (1996) 17(1) Policy Studies 55–72.
13. See J. Murdoch, “The Work of the Council of Europe's Torture Committee” (1994) 5 E.J.I.L. 220, 231–238.