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STUDY MATERIALS P III · 2019. 1. 3. · LAW OF TREATIES PROFESSOR PIERRE BODEAU-LIVINEC Outline 8 Legal instruments and documents 1. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969

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  • Bangkok, Thailand 12 – 30 November 2012

    STUDY MATERIALS PART III

    Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs

    Copyright © United Nations, 2012

  • STUDY MATERIALS PART III

    Table of Contents

    Law of Treaties

    Professor Pierre Bodeau-Livinec

    * Outline 8

    Legal instruments and documents

    1. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969

    For text, see The Work of the International Law Commission, 8th ed., vol. II, p. 116

    2. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations, 1986For text, see The Work of the International Law Commission, 8th ed., vol. II, p. 228

    3. Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties, 2011

    For text, see The Work of the International Law Commission, 8th ed., vol. II, p. 452

    Jurisprudence

    4. Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia(South West Africa) notwithstanding Security Council Resolution 276 (1970),Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 1971, p. 16, paras. 19-22

    10

    5. Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia), Judgment, I.C.J. Reports 1997,p. 7, paras. 92-115

    14

    6. Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria:Equatorial Guinea intervening), I.C.J. Reports 2002, p. 303, paras. 195-199 and247-268

    22

    7. Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal),Judgment of 20 July 2012, International Court of Justice, paras. 71-117

    30

    International Organizations

    Professor Pierre Bodeau-Livinec

    * Outline 40

    Legal instruments and documents

    1. Charter of the United Nations, 1945For text, see Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice

    http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/http://untreaty.un.org/cod/avl/Documents/ILC/8th_E/Vol_II.pdfhttp://untreaty.un.org/cod/avl/Documents/ILC/8th_E/Vol_II.pdfhttp://untreaty.un.org/cod/avl/Documents/ILC/8th_E/Vol_II.pdf

  • 2. Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (United NationsGeneral Assembly Resolution 66/100 of 9 December 2011, Annex)

    For text, see The Work of the International Law Commission, 8th ed., vol. II, p. 494

    3. Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations,A/66/371-S/2011/592, 23 September 2011

    42

    4. Situation in Palestine, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court,3 April 2012

    46

    Jurisprudence

    5. Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 1949, p. 174For text, see Study Materials Part I, Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, p. 110

    6. Competence of the General Assembly for the Admission of a State to theUnited Nations, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 1950, p. 4

    48

    7. Difference Relating to Immunity from Legal Process of a Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 1999, p. 62For text, see Study Materials Part II, State Jurisdiction and Immunities, p. 238

    8. Judgment No. 2867 of the Administrative Tribunal of the International LabourOrganization upon a Complaint Filed against the International Fund for AgriculturalDevelopment, Advisory Opinion of 1 February 2012, International Court of Justice

    54

    9. Behrami and Behrami v. France and Saramati v. France, Germany and Norway,Nos. 71412/01 and 78166/01, ECHR, 2 May 2007

    76

    http://untreaty.un.org/cod/avl/Documents/studymaterials/rcil-thailand/2012/Book1.pdfhttp://untreaty.un.org/cod/avl/Documents/studymaterials/rcil-thailand/2012/Book2.pdf

  • Bangkok, Thailand 15 November 2012

    LAW OF TREATIES PROFESSOR PIERRE BODEAU-LIVINEC

    Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs

    Copyright © United Nations, 2012

  • LAW OF TREATIES PROFESSOR PIERRE BODEAU-LIVINEC

    Outline 8

    Legal instruments and documents 1. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969

    For text, see The Work of the International Law Commission, 8th ed., vol. II, p. 116

    2. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations, 1986

    For text, see The Work of the International Law Commission, 8th ed., vol. II, p. 228

    3. Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties, 2011

    For text, see The Work of the International Law Commission, 8th ed., vol. II, p. 452

    Jurisprudence

    4. Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia (South West Africa) notwithstanding Security Council Resolution 276 (1970), Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. Reports 1971, p. 16, paras. 19-22

    10

    5. Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia), Judgment, I.C.J. Reports 1997, p. 7, paras. 92-115

    14

    6. Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea intervening), I.C.J. Reports 2002, p. 303, paras. 195-199 and 247-268

    22

    7. Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal), Judgment of 20 July 2012, International Court of Justice, paras. 71-117

    30

  • LAW OF TREATIES: COURSE OUTLINE PROFESSOR PIERRE BODEAU-LIVINEC

    Selected issues

    1. The Making of Treaties • The capacity to conclude treaties

    The Cameroon-Nigeria Case (2002)

    • Formulating reservations to treaties The Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties (ILC, 2011), a brief

    overview

    2. The Life of Treaties • Treaty interpretation

    The Namibia Advisory Opinion (1971)

    • Treaty implementation The Belgium-Senegal Case (2012)

    3. The End of Treaties

    • Causes for suspension or termination of treaties The Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Case (1997)

    8

  • International Court of Justice

    Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia (South West Africa) notwithstanding

    Security Council Resolution 276 (1970) Advisory Opinion (excerpt)

    I.C.J. Reports 1971

  • 10

  • 11

  • International Court of Justice

    Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia) Judgment (excerpt)

    I.C.J. Reports 1997

  • 14

  • 15

  • 16

  • 17

  • 18

  • 19

  • 20

  • International Court of Justice

    Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea intervening)

    Judgment (excerpts)

    I.C.J. Reports 2002

  • 22

  • 23

  • 24

  • 25

  • 26

  • 27

  • International Court of Justice

    Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal)

    Judgment of 20 July 2012 (excerpt)

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    5,

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    agra

    ph

    2,

    of

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    enti

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    note

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    es

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    rpose

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    icle

    7,

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    agra

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    1).

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    l th

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    gat

    ion

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    rtic

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    arag

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    f th

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    see

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    o t

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    esti

    on

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    t b

    y a

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    ber

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    urt

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    icle

    6,

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    2,

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    mst

    ance

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    n.

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    adit

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    giu

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    rmat

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    bef

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    th

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    ou

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    es f

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    is t

    hat

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    rtic

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    nsi

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    e n

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    ave

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    31

  • - 3

    0 -

    8

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    lem

    enta

    tio

    n i

    n t

    he

    pre

    sen

    t

    case

    .

    1.

    Th

    e n

    atu

    re a

    nd

    mea

    nin

    g o

    f th

    e o

    bli

    ga

    tio

    n l

    aid

    do

    wn

    in

    Art

    icle

    7,

    pa

    rag

    rap

    h 1

    9

    2.

    Acc

    ord

    ing

    to

    Bel

    giu

    m,

    the

    Sta

    te i

    s re

    qu

    ired

    to p

    rose

    cute

    th

    e su

    spec

    t as

    so

    on

    as

    the

    latt

    er

    is p

    rese

    nt

    in i

    ts t

    erri

    tory

    , w

    het

    her

    or

    no

    t h

    e h

    as b

    een

    th

    e su

    bje

    ct o

    f a

    req

    ues

    t fo

    r ex

    trad

    itio

    n t

    o o

    ne

    of

    the

    cou

    ntr

    ies

    refe

    rred

    to

    in

    Art

    icle

    5,

    par

    agra

    ph

    1

    th

    at i

    s, i

    f th

    e o

    ffen

    ce w

    as c

    om

    mit

    ted

    wit

    hin

    the

    terr

    itory

    of

    the

    latt

    er S

    tate

    , o

    r if

    on

    e o

    f it

    s n

    atio

    nal

    s is

    eit

    her

    th

    e al

    leg

    ed p

    erp

    etra

    tor

    or

    the

    vic

    tim

    o

    r in

    Art

    icle

    5,

    par

    agra

    ph

    3,

    that

    is,

    an

    oth

    er S

    tate

    wit

    h c

    rim

    inal

    ju

    risd

    icti

    on

    ex

    erci

    sed

    in

    32

  • - 3

    2 -

    acco

    rdan

    ce w

    ith

    its

    in

    tern

    al l

    aw.

    In

    th

    e ca

    ses

    pro

    vid

    ed f

    or

    in A

    rtic

    le 5

    , th

    e S

    tate

    can

    conse

    nt

    to

    extr

    adit

    ion

    . T

    his

    is

    a p

    oss

    ibil

    ity

    aff

    ord

    ed b

    y t

    he

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    , an

    d,

    acco

    rdin

    g t

    o B

    elg

    ium

    , th

    at i

    s th

    e

    mea

    nin

    g o

    f th

    e m

    axim

    a

    ut

    ded

    ere

    au

    t ju

    dic

    are

    u

    nd

    er t

    he

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    . T

    hu

    s, i

    f th

    e S

    tate

    do

    es n

    ot

    op

    t fo

    r ex

    trad

    itio

    n,

    its

    ob

    ligat

    ion

    to

    pro

    secu

    te r

    emai

    ns

    un

    affe

    cted

    . I

    n B

    elgiu

    m!s

    vie

    w,

    it i

    s only

    if

    for

    on

    e re

    aso

    n o

    r an

    oth

    er t

    he

    Sta

    te c

    on

    cern

    ed d

    oes

    no

    t p

    rose

    cute

    , an

    d a

    req

    ues

    t fo

    r ex

    trad

    itio

    n i

    s

    rece

    ived

    , th

    at t

    hat

    Sta

    te h

    as t

    o e

    xtr

    adit

    e if

    it

    is t

    o a

    vo

    id b

    ein

    g i

    n b

    reac

    h o

    f th

    is c

    entr

    al o

    bli

    gat

    ion

    un

    der

    th

    e C

    on

    ven

    tio

    n.

    93

    . F

    or

    its

    par

    t, S

    eneg

    al t

    akes

    th

    e v

    iew

    th

    at t

    he

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    cer

    tain

    ly r

    equ

    ires

    it

    to p

    rose

    cute

    Mr.

    Hab

    ré,

    wh

    ich

    it

    clai

    ms

    it h

    as e

    nd

    eav

    ou

    red

    to d

    o b

    y f

    oll

    ow

    ing

    th

    e le

    gal

    pro

    ced

    ure

    pro

    vid

    ed f

    or

    in t

    hat

    in

    stru

    men

    t, b

    ut

    that

    it

    has

    no

    ob

    lig

    atio

    n t

    o B

    elg

    ium

    un

    der

    th

    e C

    on

    ven

    tion

    to

    ex

    trad

    ite

    him

    .

    9

    4.

    Th

    e C

    ou

    rt c

    on

    sid

    ers

    that

    Art

    icle

    7,

    par

    agra

    ph

    1,

    req

    uir

    es t

    he

    Sta

    te c

    on

    cern

    ed t

    o s

    ub

    mit

    the

    case

    to

    its

    co

    mp

    eten

    t au

    tho

    riti

    es f

    or

    the

    pu

    rpose

    of

    pro

    secu

    tio

    n,

    irre

    spec

    tive

    of

    the

    exis

    tence

    of

    a p

    rio

    r re

    qu

    est

    for

    the

    extr

    adit

    ion

    of

    the

    susp

    ect.

    T

    hat

    is

    wh

    y A

    rtic

    le 6

    , p

    arag

    rap

    h 2

    , ob

    lig

    es t

    he

    Sta

    te t

    o m

    ake

    a p

    reli

    min

    ary

    in

    qu

    iry

    im

    med

    iate

    ly f

    rom

    th

    e ti

    me

    that

    the

    susp

    ect

    is p

    rese

    nt

    in i

    ts

    terr

    ito

    ry.

    T

    he

    ob

    lig

    atio

    n

    to

    sub

    mit

    th

    e ca

    se

    to

    the

    com

    pet

    ent

    auth

    ori

    ties

    , u

    nd

    er

    Art

    icle

    7,

    par

    agra

    ph

    1,

    may

    or

    may

    no

    t re

    sult

    in

    th

    e in

    stit

    uti

    on

    of

    pro

    ceed

    ing

    s, i

    n t

    he

    lig

    ht

    of

    the

    evid

    ence

    bef

    ore

    th

    em,

    rela

    tin

    g t

    o t

    he

    char

    ges

    ag

    ain

    st t

    he

    susp

    ect.

    95

    . H

    ow

    ever

    , if

    th

    e S

    tate

    in

    wh

    ose

    ter

    rito

    ry t

    he

    susp

    ect

    is p

    rese

    nt

    has

    rec

    eived

    a r

    eques

    t fo

    r

    extr

    adit

    ion

    in a

    ny

    of

    the

    case

    s en

    vis

    aged

    in

    th

    e p

    rov

    isio

    ns

    of

    the

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    , it

    can

    rel

    iev

    e it

    self

    of

    its

    ob

    lig

    atio

    n

    to

    pro

    secu

    te

    by

    ac

    ced

    ing

    to

    th

    at

    requ

    est.

    It

    foll

    ow

    s th

    at

    the

    choic

    e b

    etw

    een

    extr

    adit

    ion

    or

    sub

    mis

    sio

    n f

    or

    pro

    secu

    tio

    n,

    pu

    rsu

    ant

    to t

    he

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    , d

    oes

    no

    t m

    ean

    th

    at t

    he

    two

    alte

    rnat

    ives

    are

    to

    be

    giv

    en t

    he

    sam

    e w

    eig

    ht.

    E

    xtr

    adit

    ion

    is

    an o

    pti

    on o

    ffer

    ed t

    o t

    he

    Sta

    te b

    y t

    he

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    , w

    her

    eas

    pro

    secu

    tio

    n i

    s an

    in

    tern

    atio

    nal

    ob

    lig

    atio

    n u

    nd

    er t

    he

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    , th

    e v

    iola

    tio

    n

    of

    wh

    ich

    is

    a w

    ron

    gfu

    l ac

    t en

    gag

    ing

    th

    e re

    spo

    nsi

    bil

    ity

    of

    the

    Sta

    te.

    2.

    Th

    e te

    mp

    ora

    l sc

    op

    e o

    f th

    e o

    bli

    ga

    tion

    la

    id d

    ow

    n i

    n A

    rtic

    le 7

    , p

    ara

    gra

    ph

    1

    9

    6.

    A M

    emb

    er o

    f th

    e C

    ou

    rt a

    sked

    th

    e P

    arti

    es,

    firs

    t, w

    het

    her

    th

    e o

    bli

    gat

    ion

    s in

    cum

    ben

    t up

    on

    Sen

    egal

    un

    der

    Art

    icle

    7,

    par

    agra

    ph

    1,

    of

    the

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    ap

    pli

    ed t

    o o

    ffen

    ces

    alle

    ged

    to

    hav

    e b

    een

    com

    mit

    ted

    bef

    ore

    26

    Ju

    ne

    19

    87

    , th

    e d

    ate

    wh

    en t

    he

    Con

    ven

    tio

    n e

    nte

    red

    in

    to f

    orc

    e fo

    r S

    eneg

    al,

    and

    ,

    seco

    ndly

    , if

    , in

    th

    e ci

    rcu

    mst

    ance

    s o

    f th

    e p

    rese

    nt

    case

    , th

    ose

    ob

    lig

    atio

    ns

    exte

    nd

    ed to

    o

    ffen

    ces

    alle

    ged

    ly c

    om

    mit

    ted

    bef

    ore

    25

    Ju

    ne

    19

    99

    , th

    e d

    ate

    wh

    en t

    he

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    en

    tere

    d i

    nto

    fo

    rce

    for

    Bel

    giu

    m (

    see

    par

    agra

    ph

    19 a

    bo

    ve)

    . T

    hose

    qu

    esti

    on

    s re

    late

    to

    th

    e te

    mp

    ora

    l ap

    pli

    cati

    on

    of

    Art

    icle

    7,

    par

    agra

    ph

    1,

    of

    the

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    , ac

    cord

    ing

    to

    th

    e ti

    me

    wh

    en t

    he

    off

    ence

    s ar

    e al

    leged

    to h

    ave

    bee

    n

    com

    mit

    ted

    an

    d t

    he

    dat

    es o

    f en

    try

    in

    to f

    orc

    e o

    f th

    e C

    on

    ven

    tio

    n f

    or

    each

    of

    the

    Par

    ties

    .

    97

    . In

    th

    eir

    rep

    lies

    , th

    e P

    arti

    es

    agre

    e th

    at

    acts

    o

    f to

    rture

    ar

    e re

    gar

    ded

    b

    y

    cust

    om

    ary

    inte

    rnat

    ion

    al l

    aw a

    s in

    tern

    atio

    nal

    cri

    mes

    , in

    dep

    enden

    tly

    of

    the

    Con

    ven

    tio

    n.

    - 3

    3 -

    98.

    As

    regar

    ds

    the

    firs

    t as

    pec

    t o

    f th

    e q

    ues

    tio

    n p

    ut

    by

    th

    e M

    emb

    er o

    f th

    e C

    ou

    rt,

    nam

    ely

    whet

    her

    the

    Conven

    tio

    n a

    pp

    lies

    to

    off

    ence

    s co

    mm

    itte

    d b

    efo

    re 2

    6 J

    un

    e 1

    98

    7,

    Bel

    giu

    m c

    on

    ten

    ds

    that

    the

    alle

    ged

    bre

    ach

    of

    the

    ob

    lig

    atio

    n a

    ut

    ded

    ere

    au

    t ju

    dic

    are

    occ

    urr

    ed a

    fter

    th

    e en

    try

    in

    to f

    orc

    e o

    f

    the

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    fo

    r S

    eneg

    al,

    even

    th

    oug

    h t

    he

    alle

    ged

    act

    s o

    ccu

    rred

    bef

    ore

    that

    dat

    e.

    Bel

    giu

    m

    furt

    her

    arg

    ues

    th

    at A

    rtic

    le 7

    , p

    arag

    rap

    h 1

    , is

    inte

    nd

    ed t

    o s

    tren

    gth

    en t

    he

    exis

    tin

    g l

    aw b

    y l

    ayin

    g d

    ow

    n

    spec

    ific

    pro

    ced

    ura

    l ob

    lig

    atio

    ns,

    th

    e p

    urp

    ose

    of

    wh

    ich

    is

    to e

    nsu

    re t

    hat

    th

    ere

    wil

    l b

    e n

    o i

    mp

    un

    ity

    an

    d

    that

    , in

    th

    ese

    circ

    um

    stan

    ces,

    th

    ose

    pro

    ced

    ura

    l o

    bli

    gat

    ion

    s co

    uld

    ap

    ply

    to

    cri

    mes

    co

    mm

    itte

    d b

    efo

    re

    the

    entr

    y i

    nto

    fo

    rce

    of

    the

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    fo

    r S

    eneg

    al.

    Fo

    r it

    s p

    art,

    th

    e la

    tter

    do

    es n

    ot

    den

    y t

    hat

    th

    e

    ob

    lig

    atio

    n p

    rov

    ided

    fo

    r in

    Art

    icle

    7,

    par

    agra

    ph

    1,

    can

    ap

    ply

    to

    off

    ence

    s al

    leg

    edly

    co

    mm

    itte

    d b

    efo

    re

    26

    Ju

    ne

    19

    87.

    9

    9.

    In t

    he

    Cou

    rt!s

    op

    inio

    n,

    the

    pro

    hib

    itio

    n o

    f to

    rtu

    re i

    s p

    art

    of

    cust

    om

    ary

    in

    tern

    atio

    nal

    law

    and

    it

    has

    bec

    om

    e a

    per

    emp

    tory

    no

    rm (

    jus

    cog

    ens)

    .

    T

    hat

    pro

    hib

    itio

    n i

    s g

    roun

    ded

    in a

    wid

    esp

    read

    in

    tern

    atio

    nal

    pra

    ctic

    e an

    d o

    n t

    he

    op

    inio

    ju

    ris

    of

    Sta

    tes.

    It

    ap

    pea

    rs i

    n n

    um

    ero

    us

    inte

    rnat

    ion

    al i

    nst

    rum

    ents

    of

    un

    iver

    sal

    app

    lica

    tio

    n (

    in p

    arti

    cula

    r th

    e

    Un

    iver

    sal

    Dec

    lara

    tio

    n o

    f H

    um

    an R

    igh

    ts o

    f 1

    94

    8,

    the

    19

    49 G

    enev

    a C

    on

    ven

    tion

    s fo

    r th

    e p

    rote

    ctio

    n

    of

    war

    v

    icti

    ms;

    the

    Inte

    rnat

    ion

    al

    Co

    ven

    ant

    on

    C

    ivil

    an

    d

    Po

    liti

    cal

    Rig

    hts

    o

    f 1

    96

    6;

    G

    ener

    al

    Ass

    emb

    ly r

    eso

    luti

    on

    34

    52/3

    0 o

    f 9

    Dec

    emb

    er 1

    97

    5 o

    n t

    he

    Pro

    tect

    ion

    of

    All

    Per

    son

    s fr

    om

    Bei

    ng

    Sub

    ject

    ed t

    o T

    ort

    ure

    an

    d O

    ther

    Cru

    el,

    Inh

    um

    an o

    r D

    egra

    din

    g T

    reat

    men

    t o

    r P

    un

    ish

    men

    t),

    and

    it

    has

    bee

    n i

    ntr

    od

    uce

    d i

    nto

    th

    e d

    om

    esti

    c la

    w o

    f al

    mo

    st a

    ll S

    tate

    s;

    fin

    ally

    , ac

    ts o

    f to

    rtu

    re a

    re r

    egu

    larl

    y

    den

    ou

    nce

    d w

    ith

    in n

    atio

    nal

    an

    d i

    nte

    rnat

    ion

    al f

    ora

    .

    1

    00

    . H

    ow

    ever

    , th

    e ob

    lig

    atio

    n t

    o p

    rose

    cute

    th

    e al

    leg

    ed p

    erp

    etra

    tors

    of

    acts

    of

    tort

    ure

    un

    der

    th

    e

    Co

    nv

    enti

    on

    ap

    pli

    es o

    nly

    to f

    acts

    hav

    ing

    occ

    urr

    ed a

    fter

    its

    en

    try

    in

    to f

    orc

    e fo

    r th

    e S

    tate

    co

    nce

    rned

    .

    Art

    icle

    28

    of

    the

    Vie

    nn

    a C

    on

    ven

    tion

    on t

    he

    Law

    of

    Tre

    atie

    s, w

    hic

    h r

    efle

    cts

    cust

    om

    ary

    law

    on

    th

    e

    mat

    ter,

    pro

    vid

    es:

    "U

    nle

    ss a

    dif

    fere

    nt

    inte

    nti

    on

    ap

    pea

    rs f

    rom

    th

    e tr

    eaty

    or

    is o

    ther

    wis

    e es

    tab

    lish

    ed,

    its

    pro

    vis

    ion

    s d

    o n

    ot

    bin

    d a

    par

    ty i

    n r

    elat

    ion

    to

    an

    y a

    ct o

    r fa

    ct w

    hic

    h t

    oo

    k p

    lace

    or

    any

    situ

    atio

    n w

    hic

    h c

    ease

    d t

    o e

    xis

    t b

    efo

    re t

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    dat

    e o

    f th

    e en

    try

    in

    to f

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    e o

    f th

    at t

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