| Title | Interpretation of the Definition of Torture or Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in the Light of European and International Case Law: the Need to Preserve Legal and Jurisprudential Evolutions and Acquis |
| Publisher | World Organisation Against Torture |
| Author | Kersty McCourt and Manuel Lambert |
| Publication Date | 30 October 2004 |
| Topics | Asylum-seekers | Children's rights | Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity | Domestic violence | Economic, social and cultural rights | Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Trafficking in persons | Women's rights |
| Cite as | World Organisation Against Torture, Interpretation of the Definition of Torture or Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in the Light of European and International Case Law: the Need to Preserve Legal and Jurisprudential Evolutions and Acquis, 30 October 2004, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/46c190b20.html [accessed 4 November 2019] |
| Comments | A report presented to the EU Network of Independent Experts in Fundamental Rights |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |