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Guengueng and Others v. Senegal

United Nations Committee against Torture.  17 May 2006 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Torture — Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984, Articles 5(2) and 7 — International crimes in Chad — Obligations of Senegal under Convention — Whether Senegal having established jurisdiction over crimes of torture in its domestic law — Whether Senegal having submitted Mr Habré’s case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution — Whether Senegal violating Articles 5(2) and 7 of Convention

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984 — Senegalese Constitution and Code of Criminal Procedure — Whether Senegal failing to adopt necessary measures to establish jurisdiction over crimes of torture — Whether Senegal failing to submit Mr Habré’s case to its competent authorities — Whether Senegal violating Articles 5(2) and 7 of Convention

Keywords

Human rightsRelationship of international law and municipal law
Type
Case Report
Information
International Law Reports , Volume 177 , 2018 , pp. 1 - 21
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2018

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