European standards on torture and the law of the Republic of Serbia Cover Image

Европски стандарди о тортури и право Републике Србије
European standards on torture and the law of the Republic of Serbia

Author(s): Dragan Jovašević
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: Torture;fundamental rights;dignity;universal standards;European standards;Serbian legislation

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author focuses his attention on one of the oldest manifestations of breaching of human rights – torture. In brief, an analysis is given as the overview of the international legal documents, both of universal and regional character, which forbid torture. The author explains what the torture as criminal offence is especially referring to the cases when torture is committed by officials. In the separate parts of the paper, the author describes provisions of the Serbian internal legislation and compares it to the provisions on torture in the legal systems of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece and Germany.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 39-40
  • Page Range: 26-37
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Serbian
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