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Federal Decree No. 73 of 2012 on the Ratification of the United Arab Emirates to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984.

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First Region

United Arab Emirates
Human rights
2012-06-14
National
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Second Region

Article 1: Approves the accession of the United Arab Emirates to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984.

Article 1(a): Declaration:
The United Arab Emirates confirms that the lawful sanctions applicable under national law, or pain or suffering arising from or associated with or incidental to these lawful sanctions, do not fall under the concept of "torture" defined in article 1 of this Convention or under the concept of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment mentioned in this Convention.

Article 1(b): Reservations
(1):- In accordance with paragraph 1 of article 28 of the Convention, the United Arab Emirates declares that it does not recognize the competence of the Committee against Torture referred to in article 20 of the Convention.

(2):- In accordance with paragraph 2 of article 30 of the Convention, the United Arab Emirates does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of article 30 relating to arbitration in this Convention.

Electronic region

    Electronic source title
    Legislation online in Arabic
    Author
    Eastlaws Database
    Place of publication
    Cairo
    Country
    Egypt

Serial region

    Serial title
    Al-Jarida Al-Rasmiya
    Date
    2012-06-14
    Number
    No. 539
    Page range
    P. 11 - P.12