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Contents
Page
I.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1–5
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II.
Activities related to the mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6–43
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III.
The principle of the non-admissibility of evidence extracted by torture . . . . . . . .
44–65
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A.
Significance of article 15 of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44–48
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B.
The Mounir El Motassedeq Case before the German Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49–56
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C.
House of Lords judgement in A and Others v. Secretary of State for the
Home Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57–62
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Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63–65
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Entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture . . . . .
66–75
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A.
History and rationale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66–68
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B.
Prison visits by the Subcommittee and national visiting bodies . . . . . . . . . . .
69–71
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C.
Preconditions for effective monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72–73
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D.
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74–75
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D.
IV.
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