Abstract
In this chapter I discuss the practical application of the Convention for the purpose of eradicating, preventing, and punishing torture and ill-treatment, as well as protecting against torture and ill-treatment and providing redress for victims. For a better understanding of the nature and extent of ill-treatments covered by the Convention, I provide an overview of what it implies for states to ratify this treaty in terms of reporting, collaborating, and implementing its requirements in practice. The chapter starts with a discussion of the definition of torture, as understood and implemented by the Committee Against Torture (hereafter CAT or the Committee), which is the United Nations (UN) body established to monitor the states’ compliance with the Convention.
This is a chapter in the book Torture and Its Definition In International Law.An Interdisciplinary Approach. © 2017 Oxford University Press