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EU: The difference between torture and other ill-treatment: Cestaro v. Italy and the prohibited purpose requirement

14 April 2015

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"What is the central element which distinguishes torture from inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment? Some scholars claim that the prohibited purpose requirement of the torture definition is the most central as well as the only criterion which is decisive in differentiating between that crime and other forms of ill-treatment.. However, in my view this is incorrect..."

See the full text: The difference between torture and other ill-treatment: Cestaro v. Italy and the prohibited purpose requirement (EU Law Analysis, link)

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