Contents
3.9 The right to free assistance of an interpreter ...............................................291
3.10 The right to a reasoned judgement................................................................293
3.10.1 The lack of a reasoned judgement and capital punishment cases .................294
3.11 Freedom from ex post facto laws/The principle of nullum crimen
sine lege.................................................................................................................295
3.12 The principle of ne bis in idem, or prohibition of double jeopardy ............297
4.
Limits on Punishment .....................................................................................301
4.1
4.2
5.
The right to benefit from a lighter penalty...................................................301
Consistency with international legal standards ............................................301
4.2.1 Corporal punishment................................................................................302
4.2.2 Capital punishment..................................................................................303
The Right of Appeal ........................................................................................305
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
The right to full review....................................................................................306
The availability of a judgement ......................................................................307
Transcripts of the trial .....................................................................................307
Preservation of evidence .................................................................................307
The right to legal aid ........................................................................................308
6.
The Right to Compensation in the Event of a Miscarriage of Justice.....309
7.
The Right to a Fair Trial and Special Tribunals ..........................................310
8.
The Right to a Fair Trial in Public Emergencies.........................................311
9.
Concluding Remarks .......................................................................................313
Chapter 8
International Legal Standards for the Protection of
Persons Deprived of Their Liberty ................................315
Learning Objectives.................................................................................................315
Questions ..................................................................................................................315
Relevant Legal Instruments....................................................................................316
1.
Introduction......................................................................................................317
1.1
2.
The Prohibition of Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment...............................................................................318
2.1
2.2
2.3
xii
Use of terms......................................................................................................318
Introductory remarks.......................................................................................318
Legal responsibilities of States .......................................................................319
The notions of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment: definitions and understandings ..........................................323
2.3.1 Rape as torture ........................................................................................325
2.3.2 Treatment of detainees and prisoners.........................................................327
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