sanctions. Lawful
sanctions include judicially imposed
sanctions and other enforcement actions authorized by law, including the death penalty, but do not include
sanctions that defeat the object and purpose of the Convention Against Torture to prohibit torture. This interpretation is in keeping with how the “lawful
sanctions” clause has been interpreted by the UN treaty body charged with monitoring application of the Convention against Torture. For example, after expressing concern about “[t]he nature of some criminal
sanctions, in particular flogging and amputation” in reviewing the periodic report of Yemen in...
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Roger Alford
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