Summary

The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Dr. Alice Jill Edwards, has issued a position paper in respect of the case of “Application of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Canada and the Netherlands v. Syrian Arab Republic)”, currently being examined by the International Court of Justice. The goal of the position paper, drafted on a voluntary basis for the consideration of all parties interested, is to promote, in the interest of justice, the human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as enshrined in international law