Absolute Prohibition Of Torture: 'a Myth Or Reality?'

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This research addresses the absolute prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment under treaty-based, international, regional, and national law; crimes of torture and duties of states to either initiate prosecution or extradite all persons of any status who are reasonably accused; the definition of torture and related criteria; types of unlawful tactics and serial criminality Torture has regained currency and been subject of scholarly debates. 'Absolute prohibition of torture' is recognized in International Law but yet it is being practiced in a significant number of societies. This dissertation therefore, is an attempt to explore whether this status is being respected in reality. 

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