European Committee for the Prevention of Torture in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights

Abstract

The author is focusing on the practice within the Council of Europe States Parties. She elaborates on the relationship between the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the European Court of Human Rights.

She focuses on the references to CPT's documents in the Court's case-law.

Keywords

• torture
• prevention
• OPCAT
• international law
• human rights
• European Court of Human Rights
• European Committee for the Prevention of Torture